Zijin Mining : 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Attached herewith the 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.* (the "Company") for the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

Investors and shareholders are advised by the board of directors to exercise caution when dealing in the securities of the Company.

This report is written in both Chinese and English. In the case of any discrepancies, the Chinese version shall prevail.

14 May 2021, Fujian, the PRC

* The Company's English name is for identification purposes only

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	Definition
A Share(s)	The domestic share(s) issued by the Company to domestic
	investors with a nominal value of RMB0.10 each, which are
	listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
Altynken	Altynken Limited Liability Company, a subsidiary of the
	Company
Articles of Association	The articles of association of the Company, as amended,
	modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time
Ashele Copper	Xinjiang Habahe Ashele Copper Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the
	Company
Bayannur Zijin	Bayannur Zijin Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of
	the Company
Board, Board of Directors	The board of Directors of the Company
CARRILU	La Carrière Du Lualaba Société par Actions Simplifiée, a
	subsidiary of the Company
COMMUS	La Compagnie Minière de Musonoie Global Société par
	Actions Simplifiée, a subsidiary of the Company
Company, Zijin Mining,	Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.*
Zijin, we
Continental Gold	Continental Gold Inc., a subsidiary of the Company
Director(s)	The director(s) of the Company
DR Congo	The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Group	The Company and its subsidiaries
Guizhou Zijin	Guizhou Zijin Mining Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company
Hong Kong Stock Exchange	The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
Hunchun Zijin	Hunchun Zijin Mining Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
	the Company
Longnan Zijin	Longnan Zijin Mining Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company
Longxing	Longxing Limited Liability Company, a subsidiary of the
	Company
Luoyang Kunyu	Luoyang Kunyu Mining Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company
Malipo Tungsten Group	Wenshan Malipo Zijin Tungsten Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary
	of the Company
Neimenggu Golden China	Neimenggu Golden China Minerals Inc., a wholly-owned
	subsidiary of the Company
Nkwe	Nkwe Platinum Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
	Company
Norton	Norton Gold Fields Pty Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
	the Company
PRC, China	The People's Republic of China but for the purpose of this
	Report, excludes Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan
RMB	Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC
Serbia Zijin Copper	Serbia Zijin Copper Doo Bor, a subsidiary of the Company
Serbia Zijin Mining	Serbia Zijin Mining Doo, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
	Company
Shanxi Zijin	Shanxi Zijin Mining Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
	the Company
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Supervisor(s)	The supervisor(s) of the Company
Supervisory Committee	The supervisory committee of the Company
Urad Rear Banner Zijin	Urad Rear Banner Zijin Mining Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the
	Company
USD	United States dollar, the lawful currency of the United States of
	America
West Copper	Qinghai West Copper Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
	the Company
Wuping Zijin	Wuping Zijin Mining Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company
Zeravshan	Joint Venture Zeravshan Limited Liability Company, a
	subsidiary of the Company
Zijin Copper	Zijin Copper Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
	Company
Zijin Gold Smelting	Zijin Mining Group Gold Smelting Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned
	subsidiary of the Company
Zijin New Energy	Fujian Zijin New Energy Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the
	Company
Zijin Zinc	Xinjiang Zijin Zinc Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
	Company

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Contents

1

Introduction

2

Governance

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Environment

7 / About this Report

8 / Chairman's statement

11 / Company profile

21 / Materiality and relevance assessment

22 / Corporate governance

36 / Business ethics

38 / Anti-corruption

44 / Technological innovation

47 / Environmental management system (EMS)

53 / Poisonous substances and waste discharge management

59 / Biodiversity and land use

63 / Water stress

67 / Climate change

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