- CEO
- Xian Jian Guo
- Full Time Employees
- 11,014
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Precious metals
- Address
- International Commerce Centre Kowloon Hong Kong 999077
- IPO Date
- Sep 29, 2025
- Business
- Zijin Gold International Company Limited (2259.HK), a subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., engages in the exploration, mining, processing, smelting, refining and sale of gold and other mineral resources primarily outside China. The company produces gold bullion, gold alloy, dore gold and gold concentrate from its portfolio of high-quality overseas gold mines; it operates nine major gold assets across Central Asia, South America, Africa and Oceania, including the 100%-owned Akyem gold mine in Ghana, Raygorodok gold mine in Kazakhstan, Aurora gold mine in Guyana, Norton Gold Fields in Australia; the 95%-owned Rosebel gold mine in Suriname; the 68.8%-owned Buriticá gold mine in Colombia; the 70%-owned Jilau and Taror gold mines in Tajikistan; the 60%-owned Taldybulak Levoberezhny gold mine in Kyrgyzstan; and the 24.5%-owned Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea. Zijin Gold International targets undervalued and refractory gold deposits in core global metallogenic belts, serving international markets with a focus on resource expansion through advanced geological exploration technologies that have delivered cumulative gold resource growth exceeding 450 tonnes. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Kowloon, Hong Kong, the company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in September 2025, raising approximately $3.2 billion in the city's largest IPO in four years; it completed the acquisition of the Raygorodok gold mine in Kazakhstan for around $1.2 billion on October 10, 2025, adding 87 tonnes of gold reserves and boosting total attributable reserves to 932 tonnes, ranking ninth globally while establishing a three-mine cluster in Central Asia for enhanced synergies in operations and logistics. In 2024, Zijin Gold International achieved gold production of 40.4 tonnes, revenue of $2.99 billion with gold comprising 94.9%, and a return on equity of 21.4%, reflecting compound annual growth rates of 21.4% in mineral gold output and 61.9% in net profit attributable to shareholders from 2022 to 2024.