[ET Net News Agency, 26 March 2018] Zijin Mining (02899) said its net profit
attributable to owners of the parent for the year ended 31 December 2017 rose 90.7%
year-on-year to Rmb3,508 million.
Basic earnings per share were Rmb0.16.
Operating income amounted to Rmb94,549 million, an increase of 19.9% from a year
earlier. The Group's overall gross profit margin was 13.94%, representing an increase of
2.44 percentage points compared with the same period last year.
The proposed final dividend is Rmb9 cents (2016: Rmb6 cents) per share. (HL)