ZIJIN MINING<02899> - Results Announcement

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. announced on 07/08/2006:
(stock code: 02899 )
Year end date: 31/12/2006
Currency: RMB
Auditors' Report: N/A
Interim report reviewed by: Audit Committee

                                                        (Unaudited )
                                     (Unaudited )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 01/01/2006    from 01/01/2005
                                     to 30/06/2006      to 30/06/2005
                               Note  ('000      )       ('000      )
Turnover                           : 3,949,243          1,074,401         
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 1,138,975          525,575           
Finance cost                       : (39,467)           (8,136)           
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : 6,705              14,570 (Note 1)           
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 662,089            330,947           
% Change over Last Period          : +100.06   %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 0.063              0.031 (Note 2)             
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : N/A                N/A               
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 662,089            330,947           
Interim Dividend                   : NIL                NIL
  per Share                                              
(Specify if with other             : N/A                N/A
  options)                                               
                                                         
B/C Dates for 
  Interim Dividend                 : N/A   
Payable Date                       : N/A
B/C Dates for (-)            
  General Meeting                  : N/A   
Other Distribution for             : N/A
  Current Period                     
                                     
B/C Dates for Other 
  Distribution                     : N/A   

Remarks:

                                   
Explanatory Note:

Note 1: The share of profit of associates amounted to RMB21,609,000 for 
the six months ended 30 June 2005 as reported last year. Because of the 
change in accounting policies and standards of the International Financial 
Reporting Standards, the figure was adjusted to RMB14,570,000 for the same 
period.

Note 2: The total number of issued shares the Company was 10,513,047,280 
as at 30 June 2006 and 5,256,523,640 as at 30 June 2005 respectively. For 
the purpose of providing comparable figures, the earnings per share as at 
30 June 2005 was RMB0.031 on the basis of doubling the number of shares as 
at 30 June 2005 to 10,513,047,280 ordinary shares.