Objective In the context of China's strong advocacy of green mines, the exploitation and utilization of mineral resources should be limited by resources and environment. The evaluation of mine resource and environmental carrying capacity is an important basis for building green mines and realizing high-quality development of mining industry.

Methods In order to objectively analyze the resource and environmental carrying capacity of Zhuanshanzi mining area, this paper selects the evaluation index of resource and environmental carrying capacity of Zhuanshanzi mining area, puts forward an evaluation index system with "resource + environment + society" as the framework, and evaluates the resource background, environmental background and state of resource and environmental carrying capacity of Zhuanshanzi mining area respectively.

Results According to the resource carrying capacity assessment, the Fourth Mine Section has the lowest carrying capacity, while the Sixth Mine Section has the highest, indicating that the Fourth Mine Section has the least available mineral resources. Based on the environmental carrying capacity assessment, the carrying capacity levels of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Mine Sections are the same, suggesting that the geological and ecological environments of the mining area are stable, providing a solid environmental foundation for development. The carrying state assessment shows that the Sixth Mine Section has the highest carrying capacity, while the Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh Mine Sections have the same level, indicating that none of the mine sections have exceeded their carrying capacity, and there is no significant impact on the surrounding environment.

Conclusions This paper innovatively incorporates resource endowment, environmental conditions, and social development status into the evaluation system for the resource and environmental carrying capacity of mining areas. The evaluation results indicate that the overall resource and environmental carrying capacity of the Chuanshanzi mining area is at a high level, with all sections of the mining area showing good current conditions. The evaluation results are authentic, comprehensive, and complete. Conducting evaluations of the resource and environmental carrying capacity of mining areas is of practical significance for promoting mine resource management, environmental governance, and mining development. It also provides important evidence for future research on the resource and environmental carrying capacity of mining areas before mining development.