“Our goal is very clear: to establish our operations in Serbia as a benchmark not only within Zijin but also for the European and the global mining industry,” said Chen Jinghe, Chairman of Zijin Mining, during an interview with journalists from mainstream Serbian media. He emphasized that the company has developed a detailed roadmap for green mining, with renewable energy generation as a highlight...

Serbia Zijin Copper’s TIR Smelter “I’ve worked at the smelter for more than 20 years. In the past, the air was thick with smoke, and I could smell the stench even with a gas mask on,” recalled an engineer at Serbia Zijin Copper’s TIR smelter. Bare hills, grey plant premises, and a city shrouded in haze — that was the daily reality of the century-old mining town of Bor. Facing severe legacy environ...

Time is often the most honest witness to change. In December 2018, when the Zijin team first arrived in the old mining town of Bor, Serbia, they were met with both anticipation and skepticism. How could they reinvigorate a struggling century-old copper operation? How could a resource company coexist with and even thrive alongside the local population? Seven years on, the answers can be found in th...

Bor, Serbia – Milica Mladenović, a senior geologist at Serbia Zijin Copper, never thought her life would change so much for the better after Zijin invested in Serbia’s Bor Copper Complex and became its operator in 2018.   The copper mining complex was once the economic backbone of Bor, an old mining town. But by late 2018, after years of losses, the operation’s workforce’s dropped from the peak of...

This past spring, employees at Serbia Zijin Copper were delighted to witness a heartwarming sight: more than a dozen white storks had dropped in unexpectedly at the Novo Cerovo Mine’s waste dump, an area vegetated 4 years ago. Some storks perched on lamp poles, while others curiously observed the miners from the edges of the facility. Most were exploring the reclaimed and vegetated areas. This ple...

On November 28, Zijin decided to donate HK$20 million to support immediate fire rescue and relief, temporary resettlement, and reconstruction efforts for the affected residents, in response to the devastating fire that broke out recently at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, Hong Kong. The Tai Po fire caused heavy casualties and property losses, drawing widespread public attention. To help restore normalcy...