Zijin Mining : Announcement in relation to the Approval Obtained from the CSRC for Public Issuance of A Shares

Announcement in relation to the Approval Obtained from the CSRC for Public Issuance of A

Shares

On 28 October 2019, Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.* (the "Company") received the Approval for Public Issuance of A Shares of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.* (Zhengjian Xuke [2019] No. 1942) issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the "CSRC"). Details of the approval are as follows:

1. The public issuance of a maximum of 3,400,000,000 new A Shares of the Company is approved. In the event of change in the total share capital resulting from conversion into share capital, etc., the number of A Shares to be issued under the public issuance can be adjusted correspondingly;
2. The public issuance shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the prospectus submitted to the CSRC, and the issuance announcements;
3. The approval is effective for 6 months from the date on which the public issuance is approved;
4. From the date of approval of the issuance to the date of conclusion of the issuance of A Shares, if the Company has any significant event, it should report to the CSRC in a timely manner and handle the matters pursuant to the relevant provisions.

The board of directors of the Company will handle the matters relating to the public issuance of A Shares pursuant to the requirements of relevant laws, regulations and approval documents and the authorisation of the shareholders' general meeting of the Company.

This announcement is made on a voluntary basis.

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

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Fujian, the PRC, 28 October 2019

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

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