Located on Youhao Road, in the city of Urumqi, the museum is a show case of Xinjiang¡'s mineral resources. The museum has two display halls and exhibition space of over 2,400 square meters. The exhibits in three parts include Xinjiang¡'s mineral resources and topological popular science, exploration and utilization of mineral resources and geology.
More than 10,000 specimens, models and charts are on display or in storage. The specimens and mineral products have come from different parts and industrial departments of Xinjiang, reflecting basically the present state of exploration and utilization of Xinjiang¡¯s mineral resources and the situation of geological work at present.