Abstract: The copper content determined in soil and the morphological distribution of copper in the site area of a smeltery in Liaoning were studied. The results showed that in the Zn-smelting area the total Cu content in soil is 14, 37 and 49 times as high as the corresponding correlation value, provincial background value (of soil elements) and national background value, respectively; whereas in the Cu-smelting area the total Cu content in soil is 221, 575 and 748 times, respectively. So serious the Cu-pollution of soil is in the Cu-smelting area. It was found that Cu is mainly in residue form that is relatively stable, and its content is 63.4% and 38.5% in Cu-smelting and Zn-smelting areas, respectively. The copper content in soluble and exchangeable forms is few, and the total Cu content in such two forms is not over 1% in Cu/Zn-smelting areas. The Cu content in carbonate and organic forms is 55.6% and 33.7%, respectively, as found in Cu-smelting and Zn-smelting areas.