Abstract: Ecological capacity of Pingshuo mining area in 2005 was calculated through the ecological footprint analysis.The productive land use structures under three different conditions are simulated through changing the structure of land utilization：1.The damaged land without any countermeasures；2.The damaged land with the prior reclamation of the eco-efficiency; 3.The damaged land with prior reclamation of farming.Then the influence of coal resources development in mining area on the ecological capacity and the recovery of the ecological capacity with human intervention are calculated.Four reclamation models are set up，that is，the land suitability mode，the ecological productive land area improvement mode，the production improvement mode for per unit land，the different capital investment mode.Then the ecological capacities in mining area are calculated with the four modes above，thus providing a theoretical basis for the land reclamation and the sustainable utilization of the reclaimed lands.

Key words: Mining area, Land reclamation, Sustainable development, Ecological footprint, Ecological capacity