PAYMENT OF 2010 FINAL DIVIDEND

Reference is made to the annual results announcement for the year ended 31 December 2010 dated 30 March

2011, the announcement about the notice of 2010 annual general meeting dated 13 April 2011, the announcement about the proposed final dividend and withholding and payment of enterprise income tax for non-resident enterprise shareholders in respect of 2010 final dividend dated 13 May 2011, the announcement about the resolutions passed at the 2010 annual general meeting dated 30 May 2011 and the announcement about the payment of final dividend on 22 June 2011 (the “Announcements”) of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.* (the “Company”), the contents of which, among other things, relates to the payment of 2010 final dividend and the exchange rate. The terms defined in the Announcements shall apply hereto unless otherwise defined.

The board of directors of the Company announces that the Company distributed a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2010 of Renminbi (“RMB”) 0.10 (tax included) (equivalent to approximately Hong Kong dollars (“HK$”) 0.119752 (tax included)) per share to shareholders (the “Shareholders”) whose names appeared on the H shares (“H Share(s)”) register of members of the Company on the record date (the “Record Date”) of 30 May 2011. Holders of H Shares who are entitled to the payment of the final dividend shall receive the same on 8 July 2011 by ordinary post at their own risk.

Pursuant to the “Enterprise Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China” (