Western Mining Co., Ltd. () is a major Chinese metal mining and smelting company headquartered in Xining, Qinghai Province. It engages in the exploration, mining, processing, and sale of non-ferrous and precious metals, including copper, lead, zinc, iron, gold, and silver. It is one of the largest producers of lead and zinc concentrates in China.
Western Mining Group, a state-owned enterprise, holds a 28.21% controlling stake in the listed company. Western Mining Group itself is majority-owned (50.37%) by the Qinghai Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. The listed entity functions as the flagship vehicle for the groupâÂÂs public-facing business.
The company was previously a constituent of the SSE 50 Index but was removed in 2012.
Western Mining Co., Ltd. was established in 2000 and is a subsidiary of Western Mining Group, which is controlled by the Qinghai Provincial People's Government. It was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 12 July 2007 under stock code .
In 2008, the company began trial operations at its Yulong Copper Mine in Tibet Autonomous Region, a major copper resource in the region. The company acquired a 17% stake in the project from Zijin Mining in 2007.
Western Mining Co., Ltd. is a major Chinese mining company headquartered in Xining, Qinghai Province. It operates a diversified portfolio of mining and smelting subsidiaries across several provinces, including Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Gansu, focusing on the extraction and processing of base metals such as copper, lead, zinc, and magnesium.