- CEO
- Bo Xiao
- Full Time Employees
- 8,521
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Other metals/Minerals
- Address
- CNMC Building Beijing BE China 100029
- IPO Date
- Jun 29, 2012
- Business
- China Nonferrous Mining Corporation Limited (1258.HK) is a Hong Kong-listed investment holding company principally engaged in the exploration, mining, ore processing, leaching, and smelting of copper and cobalt; it operates through two main segments, Leaching and Smelting, producing and selling copper cathodes, blister copper, copper anodes, copper-cobalt alloy, cobalt hydroxide, sulfuric acid, and liquid sulfur dioxide using solvent extraction electrowinning and ISA smelting technologies. Incorporated in 2011 and headquartered at CNMC Building, No. 10 Anding Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China, the company functions as the overseas platform of its controlling shareholder, China Nonferrous Mining (Group) Co., Ltd., a state-owned enterprise under the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the People's Republic of China; it conducts operations primarily in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with product sales extending to Mainland China, Singapore, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Africa, Belgium, and Luxembourg, serving markets for wires, cables, electrical products, machinery, and fertilizers. The company's approximately 8,490 employees support vertically integrated activities from oxide and sulfide copper mines, positioning it as a leading copper producer with rich reserves in Africa. Recent strategic developments include the acquisition of a 5% stake in SM Minerals Ltd. in Kazakhstan for US$5 million completed in May 2025, followed by a June 2025 subscription agreement for an additional 10.5% stake at US$11.76 million to fund the Benkala copper mining project with 1.5 million tons of reserves, alongside call options for up to 65% control and a June 2025 copper cathode purchase agreement worth US$67 million with Gecamines; in November 2025, it launched a new copper mine development in Luanshya, Zambia, to extend mine life and increase output.