Cadmium　(Cd)　pollution　in　mining　areas　is　the　most　important　challenge　for　soil　environment　management　in　China.　Assessing　the　actual　Cd　pollution　risk　in　various　mining　areas　and　identifying　the　core　areas　requiring　supervision　can　provide　a　basis　for　government　departments　and　industries　to　carry　out　detailed　further　investigations　in　key　areas.　In　this　study,　we　collated　published　data　on　metal　mine　circumjacent　soil　contaminated　by　Cd　in　China　from　2002　to　2020　to　conduct　a　comprehensive　study　on　soil　cadmium　pollution　and　ecological　and　health　risks　in　mining　areas.　The　temporal　and　spatial　variations　of　Cd　concentrations　and　the　pollution　source　were　investigated.　Results　indicated　that　the　Cd　concentration　in　soil　was　strongly　associated　with　the　types　of　mining　area.　The　Cd　pollution　in　the　circumjacent　soil　of　lead-zinc　and　tungsten　mines　with　high　heavy　metal　pollution　discharging　coefficient　was　more　serious　than　the　soil　around　other　mines.　Identification　of　temporal　and　spatial　variations　for　soil　Cd　in　China　indicated　that　the　high　Cd　concentrations　were　found　in　the　central,　southern,　and　southwestern　regions　of　China,　and　the　distribution　of　mining　activities　in　these　regions　are　relatively　concentrated.　Meanwhile,　a　temporal　turning　point　in　the　mean　soil　Cd　concentration　occurred　in　these　regions　in　2012,　which　indicated　that　the　heavy　metal　control　management　policy　implemented　by　the　government　was　effective.　The　ecological　risk　of　soil　Cd　pollution　around　mining　areas　was　moderate　to　high.　Health　risk　assessment　showed　that　some　regions　adjacent　mining　areas　had　a　high　non-carcinogenic　risk,　notably,　lead-zinc　and　tungsten　mining　areas　were　more　serious.　Supervision　should　focus　on　reducing　ecological　risks　and　protecting　the　safety　of　agricultural　products　rather　than　concentrating　on　health　risks.　The　research　results　provide　a　reference　for　the　priority　management　of　contaminated　soil　in　mining　areas.