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...

Dr. Kaixi Jiang, chief scientist of leading global metals miner Zijin Mining, has recently been named the 2026 laureate of the James Douglas Gold Medal by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME). As the first scholar from China to receive this distinction, Dr. Jiang was recognized for his creative contributions to technological innovation, industrial operati...