Zijin News - Zou Laichang, President of Zijin Mining Group, made it to the Forbes China’s Best CEOs List, an annual ranking of the country’s top 50 CEOs published on July 15. President Zou ranks 10th on the list and is No.1 among CEOs of mining companies tabulated. Many Chinese companies are becoming ever more successful amid the global economic recovery in the post-pandemic era.

Zijin’s employees, led by our Group’s management with Zou Laichang at the helm, worked assiduously in 2020 and delivered impressive results in COVID-19 containment, production and operation, as well as in project construction and M&A. Such performance significantly consolidated Zijin’s standing as a leader in China’s metals mining industry.

In 2021, our growth momentum remains strong. In the first half of the year, our net profit attributable to the parent company hit a record high - estimated between RMB 6.2 to 6.6 billion, up 156-173% year-on-year, and more or less equal to our attributable net profit in 2020(RMB 6.5 billion).

Zijing Mining ranks 398th on this year’s Forbes Global 2020 List, joining the ranks of the top 500 companies for the first time. According to the Forbes list, Zijin is No.9 among global metals miners, and No. 3 among the world’s gold companies.

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).