Zijin Copper Smelter
Zijin Copper Smelter
Zijin Copper Smelter
Zijin Copper Smelter
  • Location
    Shanghang County, Longyan City, Fujian Province
  • Ownership
    100%
  • Project status
    In operation
  • Designed capacity
    Copper cathode: 300,000 tonnes; its output of copper cathode would reach 400,000t/a after technical upgrades. The main systems have been upgraded in late 2020.
  • 2020 production
    Cathode copper: 291,400 tonnes; sulfuric acid(by-product): 852,100 tonnes; gold: 11.20 tonnes; silver: 306.68 tonnes
Key Operating Indicators for 2021
  • 104
    Total assets/100 million yuan
  • 37.8
    Net assets/100 million yuan
  • 283
    Operating income/100 million yuan
  • 4.4
    Net profit/100 million yuan
  • Project Overview

    Zijin Copper Co., Ltd. was listed as a national-level “Green Factory” in 2018, a “National Pilot Enterprise for Eco-design of Industrial Products” in 2015, and a “National Green Design Demonstration Enterprise” in 2019, by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. In 2015, it was recognized as a “National Eco-civilization Project for Soil and Water Preservation” by the Ministry of Water Resources.

    The ZIJIN cathode copper produced by Zijin Copper is both registered with the London Metal Exchange (LME) and the Shanghai Futures Exchange. Its by-products of gold and silver are registered with the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), Shanghai Futures Exchange, and Shanghai Gold Exchange.