Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Provides preliminary earnings guidance for the six months ended June 30, 2013. For the period, the company expects the net profit attributed to the shareholders will be decreased by 45% -55% compared with the same period last year.

Net profit attributed to the shareholders to be RMB 2,384,712,524.71 and earnings per share to be RMB 0.109. Main reasons for the change in results: In the reporting period, the prices of gold, copper and other metals decreased substantially; decline in metal prices led to lower product inventory value, and drop in financial market led to lower value of shares invested which result in corresponding impairment provisions; increase in raw and auxiliary materials, labour costs, etc., increase inputs in safety and environmental protection, and processing of lower cut-off grade ores led to the increase in costs; Increase utilization of low cut-off grade ores led to a reduction of production in Zijinshan gold mine.