Metallurgical industry is mainly engaged in the mining and smelting of non-ferrous metals, and it is an important non-ferrous metal production base in China. Among them, Gejiu tin mine is world-renowned, with the national output ranking 1, enjoying the reputation of "tin capital"; Dongchuan, Yimen and Yongsheng are the main copper-producing areas. The copper produced in Dongchuan Copper Mine is silvery white, which is called "Yunnan Copper". Lanping lead-zinc mine has large and concentrated reserves, high grade, easy mining and large smelting scale, followed by Yi Hui and other places. In the iron and steel industry, the output of steel, pig iron and steel increased the fastest. Among them, high-quality small profiles are basically self-sufficient. Kunming Iron and Steel Plant near Anning has developed into a medium-sized iron and steel complex integrating mining, ironmaking, steelmaking and steel rolling. (z China Mineral Trade Network)