Zijin Mining has a long-term care for the handicapped. Each year, more than half of Zijin’s Corporate Social Responsibilities Budget goes to programs under this catalogue. In 2015, Zijin launched a welfare housing project for the handicapped . With a total investment of RMB 7.05 million, the project offers RMB 30,000 to each of the 235 households in poverty or with handicapped members in Shanghang and Wuping County of Fujian Province. More than 900 people benefit directly from this project with much more indirect beneficiaries.
At present, 185 planned houses are under construction, and about to be ready for new residents before the coming Spring Festival. The rest 50 will be constructed and finished in 2016.
About Zijin Mining
Zijin Mining is a leading global metals and mining company and one of the world’s largest producers of gold, copper, and zinc. The company has more than 30 large-scale mining operations and projects across 19 countries on 5 continents. Leveraging strong in-house research, engineering, and development capabilities, Zijin maintains high operational efficiency and low costs in both acquisitions and operations. This enables the company to be an industry leader in value creation, underpinned by its philosophy of pursuing development for all and sustained by superior environmental, social, and governance performance. Zijin’s shares trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX: 2899) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE: 601899).
