The Wulagen Zinc-Lead Mine is a large-scale, low-grade mine in China that used to have no substantive mine development activity for a long time due to its low grades. However, under the operatorship of Zijin Mining, the mine underwent a series of technological and managerial innovations, leading to large-scale development and efficient resource extraction. As a result, the project has become the single largest producing lead-zinc mine in China with the lowest ore grades in the world and highest production volumes in China.

In 2021, the conversion of resources to reserves of the Wulagen Lead-Zinc Mine in Xinjiang was recognized as an Excellent Achievement in China’s Ten-Year Mineral Exploration Endeavor by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Xinjiang Zijin Zinc, the operator of the Wulagen lead-zinc mine, was awarded the National Advanced Unit in Poverty Alleviation by the State Council of China in February 2021. In 2023, it won the National May 1st Labor Award. It is the first national-level digital mining company in the lead-zinc industry, a national high-tech company, a national “small giant” firm, a company strong in intellectual property, and a national safety culture demonstration business.

In Xinjiang, it is recognized by the government as a green mine and green plant, a corporate technology center, and an ethnic unity and progress demonstration company in the autonomous region.