On July 9, Zijin announced that it expects net profit attributable to shareholders to reach RMB 39.1 billion in the first half of 2026, up 68% year-on-year. Lithium has emerged as its third growth pillar alongside gold and copper. The company is also actively advancing capacity expansion, electrification and automation across its operations. Gold, copper, zinc and silver continued their growth mom...

Norton Gold Fields, Zijin’s gold mining subsidiary in Australia, commissioned its new 2-million-tonne-per-annum crushing system ahead of schedule on June 26, 2026. Once fully operational, the system will lift the company’s heap leach processing capacity from 5 Mtpa to 7 Mtpa, increasing annual gold production by approximately 11,600 ounces. Initiated in July 2025, the project progressed from inves...