Southeastern Network, February 27 (Fujian ** reporter Zhang Jie, trainee reporter Xu Shiyuan, correspondent Lin Siqian) On February 22, one of the "troikas" of Zijin Mining's mineral copper plate, the **Julong Copper Mine, ushered in a new node - the second phase of the reconstruction and expansion project was approved by relevant departments. The project is expected to be completed and put into operation by the end of 2025, and the total annual ore mining and dressing volume of the first and second phases will exceed 100 million tons, and the annual mineral copper will reach 300,000 350,000 tons, making it the world's largest single copper mine in production this century.
At that time, Zijin Mining's two copper mines, Kamoa and Julong, will rank among the top 10 in the world in terms of output.
In 2020, Zijin Mining became the owner of the Julong Copper Mine, leading the development of the largest world-class porphyry copper mine in China. If the equivalent copper is 02% is the cut-off grade delineated ore body, and the copper metal content of Julong Copper Ore reached 26.11 million tons, associated with 1.78 million tons of molybdenum and 1.78 million tons of silver50,000 tons. According to the company's preliminary research, the amount of copper metal that can be mined is 20.11 million tons, with an average grade of 032%, associated molybdenum 1.31 million tons, silver 1310,000 tons, stripping ratio less than 1.
Carrying forward the spirit of hard work and innovation, the Zijin team completed the project and put it into operation in only 18 months, building the world's highest super-large mine and creating a new benchmark for plateau mines.
In 2023, Julong Copper Mine will mine copper 1540,000 tons, is the top two mines in domestic copper production, and has made a positive contribution to accelerating the construction of an important national strategic resource reserve base and economic and social prosperity and development.
Chen Jinghe, chairman of Zijin Mining, said that with rich copper and lithium reserves, it is the most potential area for copper mine development in China, and the company is comprehensively increasing investment in the region, and will become the company's largest industrial base in China in the future.
In addition to the Julong Copper Mine, in 2023, the company will newly acquire the ** Juno Copper Mine, adding 1.72 million tons of equity copper resources, and will form another 100,000-ton copper mine with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons in the future. The Yulong Copper Mine Reconstruction and Expansion Project, the second largest single copper mine in China, of which Zijin is the second shareholder, will also be completed and put into operation in 2023, and the output of mineral copper will increase to 150,000 tons.
With world-class projects such as the Kamoa Copper Mine, the Peggy Copper-Gold Mine and the Julong Copper Mine as the ballast stone, Zijin Mining has become the world's largest and fastest-growing copper production company in recent years.
In 2023, Zijin Mining's copper production climbed to 1.01 million tons, ranking fifth in the world, and it is the only enterprise in China to break the million ton mark for copper mining.
On the basis of a high base in 2023, we will continue to press ahead, and plan to mine 1.11 million tons of copper in 2024, which is 10% higher than the output in 2023. Chen Jinghe said that the company will speed up the completion and production of a number of important copper mine incremental projects.