Zijin Mining Group Company Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ending December 31, 2025. For the year, it is estimated that the Company will realize a net profit attributable to owners of the listed company of approximately RMB 51.0-52.0 billion for the year ending 31 December 2025 (the "Year 2025"), representing an increase of approximately RMB 18.9 billion -19.9 billion, or an increase of approximately 59%- 62% compared with the same period last year. (same period last year: RMB 32.051 billion).
Main reasons for the estimated increase in operating results during the reporting period: During the reporting period, the production volumes of the major mineral products of the Company have increased compared with the same period last year, among which, the production volume of mine-produced gold is approximately 90 tonnes (Year 2024: 73 tonnes); mine-produced copper is approximately 1.09 million tonnes (including the production volume of Kamoa Copper on attributable basis; Year 2024: 1.07 million tonnes); mine-produced silver is approximately 437 tonnes (Year 2024: 436 tonnes); lithium carbonate equivalent is approximately 25,000 tonnes (including the production volume of Zangge Mining from May to December 2025; Year 2024: 261 tonnes). Sales prices of mine-produced gold, mine-produced copper and mine-produced silver during the reporting period have increased compared with the same period last year.
