Bisha Zinc-Copper Mine
Bisha Zinc-Copper Mine
Bisha Zinc-Copper Mine
Bisha Zinc-Copper Mine
  • Location
    Eritrea
  • Ownership
    55%
  • Project status
    In operation
  • Deposit Type
    VMS
  • Reserves & resources
    Contained zinc of 3.04Mt with grade of 4.81%, copper of 640,000t with grade of 1.01%, and gold of 35t with grade of 0.63g/t
  • Mining & Processing methods
    Open-pit mining + flotation
  • 2021 Production
    130,000 tonnes of mined zinc; 20,000 tonnes of mined copper
Key Operating Indicators for 2021
  • 39.8
    Total assets/100 million yuan
  • 29.6
    Net assets/100 million yuan
  • 34.9
    Operating income/100 million yuan
  • 6.4
    Net profit/100 million yuan
  • Project Overview
    The Bisha Zinc-copper Mine is the largest producing zinc mine in the State of Eritrea in Africa. The mining and stripping capacity of the project is 32 million tonnes per year, and its designed processing capacity is 2.4 million tonnes per year.