Zijin Mining and GRINM Group Discuss Critical Metals Recovery, Biometallurgy and Advanced Materials Cooperation

Highlights

• Zijin Mining Chairman Zou Laichang met GRINM Group Chairman Zhao Xiaochen on September 30 to discuss critical metals recovery and biometallurgy cooperation.
• Discussions focused on improving extraction from complex ores, combining GRINM's biological processing research with Zijin's hydrometallurgy expertise.
• No binding agreement, investment, or specific mineral project was announced; the next milestone would be a named mine or funded pilot program.
• Strategic byproducts including gallium, germanium, cobalt, scandium and rare earths were noted as worth monitoring but not identified as joint project targets.
• Western producers face a parallel opportunity: improving recovery from existing mines and processing waste rather than relying solely on new discoveries.