Dec 26, 2021 03:49 PM (GMT+8) · EqualOcean
Financial Associated Press, Dec. 26 - Zijin Mining announced that the beneficiation system of Qulong Copper Mine phase I project was commissioned at the end of October 2021 and officially put into production on December 27, successfully realizing the overall goal of completion and operation by the end of 2021. After the phase I project of Qulong copper mine is put into operation, coupled with the output of zhibula copper mine, Julong copper is expected to produce 120000-130000 tons of copper in 2022; After the first phase of the project is completed, the annual output of copper is about 160000 tons. At present, Julong copper is making an overall plan for mine development, focusing on the comprehensive development and utilization of low-grade resources. It plans to implement phase II and phase III projects in stages. If the project is approved by relevant government departments, it is expected to achieve an annual ore mining scale of about 200 million tons, becoming the largest copper mine in the world.