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ZIJIN MINING<02899> - Results Announcement (Summary)

Fujian Zijin Mining Industry Co., Ltd. announced on 03/04/2004:
(stock code: 02899 )
Year end date: 31/12/2003
Currency: RMB
Auditors' Report: Unqualified

                                                        (Audited   )
                                     (Audited   )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 1/1/2003      from 1/1/2002  
                                     to 31/12/2003      to 31/12/2002 
                               Note  ('000      )       ('000      )
Turnover                           : 1,050,529          592,654           
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 433,662            220,736           
Finance cost                       : (17,129)           (15,805)          
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : 2,018              1,100             
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 313,906            138,283           
% Change over Last Period          : +127      %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 0.33               0.15              
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : N/A                N/A               
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 313,906            138,283           
Final Dividend                     : RMB 0.15           N/A               
  per Share                                                               
(Specify if with other             : N/A                N/A               
  options)                                                                
                                                                          
B/C Dates for 
  Final Dividend                   : 27/4/2004          to 27/5/2004 bdi.
Payable Date                       : 25/6/2004 
B/C Dates for Annual         
  General Meeting                  : 27/4/2004          to 27/5/2004 bdi.
Other Distribution for             : N/A           
  Current Period                     
                                     
B/C Dates for Other 
  Distribution                     : N/A          

Remarks:

1.  Turnover represents the net invoiced value of goods sold, net of trade 
discounts and returns.

        An analysis of turnover, other revenue and gains is as follows:

                                                2003            2002
                                                RMB'000         RMB'000

        Turnover:       
                Sales of gold bullions          1,009,979       584,232
                Sales of gold concentrates      11,972          -
                Sales of iron concentrates      14,360          4,138
                Sales of copper concentrates    5,820           -
                Sales of copper cathodes        14,896          8,929
                Others                            524           -

        Less: Sales taxes and levies    (       7,022)          (4,645)
                                        _______________         ________

                                        1,050,529               592,654
                                        _________               ________
                                        _________               ________

2.      The Group's profit from operating activities is arrived at after 
charging/(crediting):

                                                2003    2002
                                                RMB'000 RMB'000

        Depreciation                            89,313  64,627
        Amortisation of land use rights         305     147
        Amortisation of long term deferred assets
                                                3,500   2,641
        Amortisation of intangible assets       3,112   2,761
        Research and development expenditures   9,309   5,044
        Minimum lease payments under operating leases on                
                                                362     355
        land and buildings
        Auditors' remuneration                  856     400
        Staff costs (including directors', supervisors' and 
                senior executives' emoluments)
                        Salaries and other staff costs  
                                                53,818  26,169
        Retirement benefits - defined contribution 
                                fund            3,742   3,608
                                                _______ _______
                                                57,560  29,777
                                                _______ _______
                                                
        
Provision for/(write-back of) inventory obsolescence    
                                                (     143)      59
        Provision for bad and doubtful trade receivables                
                                                        179     8
        Provision for/(write-back of) bad and doubtful  
                                                  1,095         (  1,512)
                other receivables 
        Provision for restoration, rehabilitation and 
                environmental costs               14,414        -
        Write back of loss on guaranteed bank loans     
                                                   -            ( 14)
        Loss on disposal of fixed assets          2,613          4,105
        Donations                                 5,885          4,609
        Amortisation of goodwill                  1,613          -
        Loss on disposal of 2% equity interest in a subsidiary          
                                                    164          -
        Write-back of impairment of fixed assets 
                                                (     149)       -
                                                _______         _______
                                                _______         _______

3.  The calculation of earnings per share is based on the Group's net 
profit attributable to shareholders of RMB313,906,000 (2002: 
RMB138,283,000) and the weighted average number of 958,197,838 ordinary 
shares (2002: 950,000,000 ordinary shares) in issue during the year, as if 
sub-division of the Company's shares from one Domestic Share of nominal 
value of RMB1.00 each to ten Domestic Shares of RMB0.1 each had been taken 
place on 1 January 2002.

Diluted earnings per share amount for the year ended 31 December 2003 and 
2002 have not been disclosed as there were no potential dilutive ordinary 
shares outstanding during the years.

4.  The directors proposed a final dividend of RMB0.15 per ordinary share, 
which is calculated based on the net profit from ordinary activities 
attributable to shareholders of RMB313,906,000 and the total number of 
ordinary shares in issue of 1,314,131,000 as at 31 December 2003. For the 
year ended 31 December 2002, the dividend per share is calculated based on 
the aggregate dividend of RMB95,000,000 and the total Domestic Shares of 
95,000,000 before the sub-division as noted in Remark 3 above.

For more details, please refer to the press announcement today.