Time is often the most honest witness to change. In December 2018, when the Zijin team first arrived in the old mining town of Bor, Serbia, they were met with both anticipation and skepticism. How could they reinvigorate a struggling century-old copper operation? How could a resource company coexist with and even thrive alongside the local population? Seven years on, the answers can be found in th...

Bor, Serbia – Milica Mladenović, a senior geologist at Serbia Zijin Copper, never thought her life would change so much for the better after Zijin invested in Serbia’s Bor Copper Complex and became its operator in 2018.   The copper mining complex was once the economic backbone of Bor, an old mining town. But by late 2018, after years of losses, the operation’s workforce’s dropped from the peak of...

This past spring, employees at Serbia Zijin Copper were delighted to witness a heartwarming sight: more than a dozen white storks had dropped in unexpectedly at the Novo Cerovo Mine’s waste dump, an area vegetated 4 years ago. Some storks perched on lamp poles, while others curiously observed the miners from the edges of the facility. Most were exploring the reclaimed and vegetated areas. This ple...

On November 28, Zijin decided to donate HK$20 million to support immediate fire rescue and relief, temporary resettlement, and reconstruction efforts for the affected residents, in response to the devastating fire that broke out recently at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, Hong Kong. The Tai Po fire caused heavy casualties and property losses, drawing widespread public attention. To help restore normalcy...

On November 21, Zijin Mining, a leading global metals miner, launched a new bulk carrier on Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, creating a shipping link between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Tanzania through inland waterway transport. The route is a key part of Zijin’s strategy to support its DRC operations through an eastern logistics corridor in Africa. The vessel, Golden Voyage No.1, was in...

Fu’an, Fujian – FZU Zijin Hydrogen Power, a subsidiary of Zijin Mining, has successfully conducted offshore trials of China’s first vessel powered by an ammonia-to-hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE). This milestone validates a commercially viable pathway to decarbonization, with the technology slashing operating costs by 45% and cutting carbon emissions by over 99% compared to conventional ...