ZIJIN GOLD INTL (02259) announces annual performance, with a net profit attributable to shareholders of 1.602 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 232.71%.

Zijin Gold International (02259) announced its annual performance as of December 31, 2025. The group achieved a revenue of 5.383 billion US dollars, representing a year-on-year increase of 80.05%; net profit attributable to shareholders was 1.602 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 232.71%; basic earnings per share were 0.82 US dollars. It plans to distribute a final dividend of 1.5 Hong Kong dollars per share in cash. The announcement stated that during the reporting period, subsidiary companies such as Rosebel, Norton Golden Field, and Aurora collectively invested approximately 20 million US dollars in exploration funds, completed over 128,000 meters of drilling work, and added new inferred resources: 56.7 tons of gold, including 45.6 tons in equity resources, mainly including 15 tons from Norton Golden Field and 21 tons from Rosebel. The unit exploration cost is significantly lower than the global industry average. The revenue for the 2025 fiscal year is approximately 5.38 billion US dollars, up 80% from the 2024 fiscal year, mainly due to increased production and sales volume, rising gold prices, and the contribution from new acquisitions such as the Akyem gold mine project in Ghana and the Ridgeson gold mine project in Kazakhstan.