Zhongmei Sun, female, Doctor Degree, studied in mineral processing and graduated from Beijing Science and Technology University. She joined Zijin Mining in July 1999, and is now the deputy dean of Zijin Mining and Metallurgical Design and Research Institute and the deputy general manager of Xiamen Zijin Mining and Metallurgical Technology Co., Ltd., She has been engaged in beneficiation engineering Research for more than 20 years.

Zhongmei Sun is a pragmatic among the female technicians of Zijin Mining. Years of observation and experiments on-site paved way for her success. In year 2016, she led a team of technicians to carry out a one-month-long experiment to expand processing capacity to 2t/d, which provided key parameters for technical transformation for Kolwezi copper mine in DRC. In year 2017, in order to improve copper recovery rate, she continued to work over 16 hours every day during the period of commissioning and trail production. 

In year 2019, the fluorine in the copper concentrate at the Kolwezi Copper Concentration Plant exceeded the standard. She left China again and came to Africa. With years of research and experience on-site, she solved the problem the day after arriving on the site.

Sobre Zijin Mining
Zijin Mining es una empresa líder mundial en el sector de metales y minería, y uno de los mayores productores globales de oro, cobre y zinc. Con más de 30 operaciones y proyectos mineros de gran escala distribuidos en 19 países y 5 continentes, la compañía aprovecha sus sólidas capacidades internas de investigación, ingeniería y desarrollo para mantener una alta eficiencia operacional y bajos costos, tanto en adquisiciones como en operaciones. Este enfoque le ha permitido consolidarse como referente en la creación de valor, respaldado por su filosofía de desarrollo compartido y sustentado por un desempeño superior en materia ambiental, social y de gobierno corporativo. Las acciones de Zijin cotizan en la Bolsa de Hong Kong (HKEX: 2899) y en la Bolsa de Shanghai (SSE: 601899).