Abstract: Based on the systematic investigation, this paper summarizes the four important development stages of the prediction technology of mine gas emission in China from 1950s to now. It focuses on the basic principles, application scope, advantages and disadvantages of the source based prediction method, mine statistical method, gas geological mathematical model method, grey prediction method, neural network prediction method and combination prediction method. The main problems of each prediction method are analyzed in detail with the field application status. Finally, centering on the development goals of mine mechanization and intelligentization, three technological breakthroughs are proposed: improving the scientific selection of predictive parameters of source separation, promoting the modularization and integration of gas geological model prediction technology, and establishing information-based high-end fusion model, which points out the direction for future research on gas emission prediction technology.