CHINESE company, Zijin Mining Group Company Limited is stepping up its efforts to expand its business outside China.

It has already invested in eight countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa for the Kamoa Copper project, and PNG through the Porgera gold mine.

Zijin Group chairman Jinghe Chen led a delegation to visit the Barrick (Niugini) Limited-operated Porgera gold mine from May 5 to 7.

Chen is also the chairman of the newly-formed six-member BNL board.

In Congo, Zijin bought 49.5 percent stake in Kamoa Holding Limited - a subsidiary company of Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.   

At Porgera, the Zijin group holds 47.5 percent stake in BNL with the remaining 47.5 percent held by Barrick Gold Corporation, plus 95 percent stake in the Porgera Joint Venture.

The remaining 5 percent is held by the Mineral Resources Enga Ltd, made up of the Enga Provincial Government (2.5 percent) and the Porgera landowners (2.5 percent)

He said the Zijin Group was honoured to work with Barrick as one of the largest gold mining companies in the world.

He said Porgera was a starting point for the Group to learn how to do business in Papua New Guinea.

“We believe at Porgera we have the opportunity to just complement each other with our respective strengths,” he said. 

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).