Lop Nur Zinc & Electricity Reports H1 2026 Production, Revenue, and Net Loss

In August, the Tianjin zinc ingot market continued to face ample supply and weak demand. Market circulation remained well supplied, while downstream purchasing activity was moderate, with transactions mainly driven by rigid demand. Traders continued to offer zinc ingots at discounts to facilitate sales, and regional supply-demand imbalances remained evident.

On August 19, Tibet Summit Resources released its 2026 interim report. During the reporting period, operations at Tajikistan-based Tazhong Mining remained generally stable. The company completed 2.096 million tonnes of mining output, 1.647 million tonnes of ore output, and 1.647 million tonnes of ore processing, representing YoY increases of 15.53%, 9.99%, and 8.36%, respectively. Total contained metal production of lead, zinc, copper and silver reached 56,800 tonnes. The company also produced 4,361 tonnes of crude lead, 45.77 tonnes of copper matte, and 1,275 tonnes of electrolytic lead.

On August 7, Jinhui Mining released its 2026 interim report. The company produced 37,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate in January-June 2026, up 11.79% YoY, while lead concentrate production decreased 1.89% YoY to 10,600 tonnes. Associated silver production declined 1.93% YoY to 13.9 tonnes. In addition, construction of the Jiangluo mining area's 3 million tpy lead-zinc ore beneficiation project is underway, with RMB 170 million invested during the reporting period. Of this, the Xiejia'gou 1.5 million tpy concentrator project has received a cumulative investment of RMB 866 million, funded by raised capital and internal funds. Construction progress has reached 77%, but the project has not yet completed acceptance inspection or commenced production and operations, and therefore has generated no