Coal mining causes subsidence and changes of soil physical and chemical properties. It is necessary to analyze soil physical and chemical properties in subsidence area for land reclamation and soil reconstruction. This paper reviewed the recent research progresses in the influences of coal mining subsidence on soil physical and chemical properties as well as on their spatial variability, summarized the present research problems, put forward the future study directions. It can provide guidance to the mechanism researches on soil physical and chemical changes in the subsidence area.