Soil around non-ferrous metal mining usually is typical man-made polluted soil. The polluted soil has a special magnetic susceptibility. In this paper, the relationship was studied between soil magnetic susceptibility (χ_lf) and Pb, Zn and Cd contents in topsoils around non-ferrous metal mining. The results showed that soils in Lanping and Huize mining had different χlf, and the coefficient of variation of χ_lf was larger in Lanping mining than in Huize mining. Both Lanping and Huize mining showed most serious soil Cd pollution. Total Cd and available Pb, Zn, Cd around Lanping mining had significant correlation with χ_lf (P<0.01). Total Pb and auailable Zn around Huize mining had significant correlation with χ_lf (P<0.05). Soil pH and conductivity around Lanping mining had significant correlation with χ_lf while no significant correlation was found between organic matter and χ_lf. Soil pH, conductivity and organic matter around Huize mining had no significant correlation with χ_lf. This study provided a reference for the investigation of soil environment in the mining area, and provided a theoretical basis for finding the relationship between soil magnetic susceptibility and heavy metals, and thus for rapid understanding the status of soil heavy metal pollution.