In 2026, Zijin Mining will target mined gold and copper output at 105 tonnes and 1.2 million tonnes respectively, it said in a statement. That would represent a year-on-year boost of 17% for gold and 10% for copper production.
The company aims to achieve a yearly 100-tonne gold output target two years ahead of schedule, it said in a separate statement on WeChat. Acquisitions of gold mines in Ghana and Kazakhstan and expansion at its Julong copper mine in China’s Tibet region have driven production growth, it added.
Its recently spun-off gold unit, Zijin Gold International Co, said in a separate statement that estimated net income surged as much as 233% to US$1.6 billion in 2025.
Zijin shares more than doubled to a record high this year and were up 3.2% at HK$36.50 at 9.48am Hong Kong time on Wednesday.
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