Report: Jiangxi’s largest lead-zinc underground mine begins construction

Construction of Jiangxi Copper’s lead-zinc-silver mine project in Yinzhushan mining area of Jiangxi province began on June 28, said China Nerin Engineering, the building contractor of the project on its official website on July 4.

With designed mining and beneficiation capacity of 1 million mt in a year, the project will become the largest lead and zinc mine in the province.

This is the first step in Jiangxi Copper’s three-year innovation and development plan as well as a key move for the province to develop its lead and zinc industries.