On February 21, the Mirado Copper Mine successfully completed the shipment and shipment of the 21st batch of 36400 tons of copper concentrate. Since it was put into production, it has greatly enhanced the copper resources guarantee ability of Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group holding Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Tongling Nonferrous Metals).
Dating back to February 29, 2020, the first batch of 21700 tons of copper concentrate from the Mirado Copper Mine crossed the Pacific Ocean and sailed 16000 kilometers to Tongling smoothly. Yang Jun, secretary of the party committee and chairman of Tongling Nonferrous Group, said at the unloading site that this is another major achievement in the international development of Tongling Nonferrous. It marks the smooth opening of water and land transport channels for Tongling Nonferrous overseas mines to return to local copper smelters for processing, and is of great significance for Tongling Nonferrous to alleviate the shortage of its own resources, improve the bargaining power of the copper smelting plate in the international market, and further improve the level of international development.
To this end, Mirador people walk in a hurry, travel night and night, forge ahead and climb the peak courageously.
Over the past two years, Mirado Copper Mine has taken improving the guarantee capacity of Tongling non-ferrous resources as its own responsibility, adhering to the original mission of "resources to serve the country", taking advantage of the situation and working hard to successfully become one of the world-class large and medium-sized mines, drawing a successful example of overseas mining for enterprises in the non-ferrous metal industry.
In 2019, the people of Mirado will enjoy the wind and rain and wear the stars and the moon. The first phase of Mirado Copper Mine was completed and put into operation on July 18, 2019. in just three and a half years, that is, a large open-pit mine of 20 million tons was completed. It has implemented the concept of "five big Chinas" of Chinese investment, Chinese design, Chinese construction, made in China and Chinese operation. It is a successful practice of the "Belt and Road Initiative" initiative. It has established a Chinese mining brand in South America and produced 72700 tons of copper concentrate that year.
In 2020, the people of Mirado will be resolute, persistent, hard-working and enterprising. In the face of the sudden COVID-19 epidemic, under the strong leadership of Tongling Nonferrous, Mirador Copper Mine effectively prevented and controlled the epidemic, resumed work in a safe and orderly manner, and accelerated the pace of reaching the production standard. in the case of 160 days of suspension affected by the epidemic, scientific production was organized. with 55% of the annual production time, it still completed 83% of the planned output and produced 135500 tons of copper concentrate for the whole year.
In 2021, the people of Mirado competed for the benchmark and created the first class bravely. The tailings reservoir of Milado Copper Mine is put into use on schedule, effective epidemic prevention and control, continuous optimization of community environment, stable and efficient production organization, seize the favorable opportunity that the copper price is at a historically high level, and achieve reaching the standard and production in a short time, creating the best economic benefits. In 2021, the mine produced 388300 tons of copper concentrate, with sales revenue of US $907 million.
Over the past two years, Milado Copper Mine has been committed to implementing the international development strategy, doing as the Romans do and establishing identity in the face of complex political, community and natural environments. we will actively build the "four harmonious" concepts of harmony between mines and nature, between companies and workers, between companies and communities, and between companies and the government, increase the protection of the natural environment in the mining area, and strengthen close communication and friendly cooperation with the government and the community. Through sharing the results of project development, win-win cooperation, the smooth realization of project construction and production operation, showing a responsible Chinese corporate image.
Over the past two years, the Mirado Copper Mine has created 3000 direct jobs and 15000 indirect jobs, paid various taxes and profits of US $250 million, and purchased US $110 million, effectively promoting local economic development. Various types of assistance were provided to communities, residents, social groups and government agencies affected by the project, and 330 assistance agreements involving infrastructure, industry, culture and education, health and vulnerable groups were signed. it has greatly improved the living standards of the surrounding residents and their sense of identity with the Milado copper mine.
Tongling Nonferrous Group produced 140000 tons of copper in 2021, of which the Mirado Copper Mine brought nearly 90, 000 tons of copper to Tongling Nonferrous, raising the self-sufficiency rate from 5 per cent to 15 per cent. " Hu Jiandong, assistant to the general manager of Tongling Nonferrous Group, secretary of the party committee and general manager of China Railway Construction Tongguan Investment Co., Ltd., and president of ECSA, said confidently.
In 2022, the Mido Copper Mine will focus on improving the international operation level around the "three central work", complete the total mining and stripping volume of 48 million tons, the mineral processing capacity of 20 million tons, the production of copper concentrate above the 500000-ton mark, and speed up the construction of the dam in the later stage of the Tongda Yimi tailing reservoir to ensure the completion of the 925m sub-dam by the end of October. We will speed up the construction of the 46.2 million t Compact a (expansion) mining project of the Mirado Copper Mine, speed up the design of construction drawings and budget review, strive to complete the examination and approval process of projects between the Chinese and Eritrean governments, and complete major projects, equipment bidding and contract signing, and strive to carry out the construction of the expansion project in an all-round way in 2023. At that time, the annual production of copper concentrate will reach 800000 tons, and a "Milado copper mine" will be reproduced on a scale.
The Resolution of the CPC Central Committee on the Party's Major achievements and Historical experience over the past 100 years, examined and adopted by the sixth Plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, pointed out: "ensure food security, energy and resources security, and industrial chain supply chain security." The successful completion of the Mirado Copper Mine has built a stable and safe supply chain of overseas mineral resources, which has not only greatly enhanced the self-sufficiency of Tongling's non-ferrous mineral resources, but also promoted the building of a community with a shared future for mankind in accordance with General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions. it has effectively promoted Ecuador's economic and social development, brought better employment to local residents and brought greater prosperity to the local community economy.
Across the mountains and seas, looking at the whole world. With the posture of running, the Mirado Copper Mine writes a poem of friendship between China and Eritrea in the high mountains of the Andes, sings the song of international development on Belt and Road Initiative's journey to South America, and strives to build a first-class overseas mineral products base with global competitiveness.
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