Zijinshan Gold & Copper Mine, Fujian, China

Largest Gold Mine in China, First Prize of Ministerial Excellent Engineering Consultation, First Prize of Ministerial Excellent Engineering Design

Gold: Open pit mining, mining & mineral processing capacity: 39,600 kt/a; gold: 16 t/a; process: crushing - ore washing - heap leaching - carbon adsorption - desorption - gold extraction

Copper: Underground & open pit mining, mining & mineral processing capacity: 20,790 kt/a; copper concentrate and sulfur concentrate: 5,940 kt/a; process: crushing - ball milling - flotation; cathode copper: 45kt/a, process: crushing - heap leaching (bacterial leaching) - extraction - electrowinning