Zijin Mining shells out $550m for Tibet Julong Copper stake

Zijin Mining shells out $550m for Tibet Julong Copper stake

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Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd.said Sunday it will acquire a 50.1% share in a Tibet-based mining firm for 3.88 billion yuan ($547.7 million), potentially shoring up its balance sheet after the mining behemoth had a major setback in its Papua New Guinea (PNG) gold mining operations.

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