The sixth technology conference of Zijin Mining Group was held on September 9 in Shanghang County, Fujian Province. More than 200 well-known experts and scholars from government agencies, industry associations, research institutes, universities, and mining companies attended the conference to guide and work together with Zijin Mining's scientific and technological workers to jointly outline the blueprint for technological innovation in the new era of Zijin Mining.
At the opening ceremony, Zijin Mining Chairman Chen Jinghe mentioned that three years ago, Zijin Mining successfully held the fifth technology conference. To achieve the overall goal of a new round of development, Zijin has formulated a medium- and long-term technological development plan for 2030, clarifying the strategy of "Technology Reconstructs Zijin." Over the past three years, we have adhered to the guiding principles of "innovation-driven, green development, technology-led, and international first-class" in our technological work, insisting on innovation, especially technological innovation, as our core competitiveness. The results of innovation have emerged in succession and intensified efforts, injecting strong momentum into the rapid growth of the company's economic indicators.
On-site of the conference, Reporter Li Ping took the photo.
Currently, Zijin Mining has become a large multinational mining group focused on the exploration and development of metal mineral resources such as gold, copper, and zinc, as well as engineering technology application research. The production of gold, copper, and zinc ranks first in the country, and the main indicators rank about 10th among global metal mining companies. It is one of the companies in China's metal mining industry with the best benefits, the most controlled metal mineral resources, and the strongest international competitiveness. In the first half of 2020, under the combined impact of the pandemic and market factors, Zijin Mining emerged strongly, with major indicators growing against the trend by over 30%, sales revenue of 83.1 billion yuan, total profit of 4.1 billion yuan, and net operating cash flow of 6.5 billion yuan.
Technological innovation provides strong support for the development of Zijin Mining. Zijin Mining possesses core technologies in geological exploration, hydrometallurgy, comprehensive recycling of low-grade difficult-to-process resources, and large-scale engineering development. The unique "Five Rings Converging into One" mining engineering management model coordinates research and full-process control across five major links: geological exploration, mining, mineral processing, smelting, and environmental protection, maximizing economic and social benefits. Zijin Mining always adheres to a resource-priority strategy, owning over 2,300 tons of gold, 62 million tons of copper, and nearly 10 million tons of zinc (lead) resources, of which more than 50% are self-exploration results, making it one of the companies in China with the most controlled gold and copper resources, with copper resources exceeding half of China's total.
Zijin Mining continuously gains new advantages in resource evaluation, process technology research and selection, construction plans and implementation, and management of mining construction and production processes. The management and technological innovation concepts continue to be implemented, achieving a transition from learning and following to catching up and leading, forming the company's core competitiveness and comparative competitive advantage. The application of information technology in Zijin Mining has accelerated comprehensively, leading the transformation and upgrading of mining development. At the same time, technological elements play an important role in the construction of green ecological mines. Zijin Mining has established 9 national-level green mines and 2 national-level green factories. Over the past three years, Zijin Mining has received 20 provincial and ministerial-level scientific and technological awards, and the group parent company and 12 affiliated enterprises have been recognized as national high-tech enterprises.
Chen Jinghe mentioned that technological innovation has never been a closed theme. It is precisely because Zijin Mining fully integrates technological innovation into enterprise development and projects that it demonstrates its strong vitality and driving force. Zijin Mining aims to build itself into the "Huawei" of the global metal mining industry, creating a large international mining group with high technological efficiency, enhancing strategic confidence, capability confidence, and cultural confidence in development, and comprehensively building a globalization competitiveness led by technology.□
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