Abstract: The paper first puts forward the concept of mine ecological rehabilitation, and then, based on the analysis of the Land properties, spatio-temporal variability & main ecological rehabilitation restricting factors of open-pit, waste rock dump, tailings pond, subsidence, industrial ground, road, pipeline, office & living area and contaminated water body and land, in light of the ecological rehabilitation characteristics of different sites in mines and from the viewpoint of the whole process, proposes the assessment indexes for mine ecological rehabilitation, which have strong operability and practicability.

Key words: Ecological rehabilitation, Spatio-temporal variation, Whole process, Assessment index