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On March 3, Jin'ang Group, the Hunan Research Institute of Nonferrous Metals ('Hunan Nonferrous') and Hunan Zhongnan Antimony & Tungsten Industrial Trading Co., Ltd. ('Zhongnan Antimony & Tungsten') held a project cooperation progress meeting, reaching multiple consensus points on the construction of the Tanzanian overseas warehouse, the mineral testing laboratory center, and the development and trade of mineral resources. The meeting focused on the construction of the mineral testing laboratory center — a core 'infrastructure project' for building the digital mineral cluster that empowers small and medium-sized mining companies, upgrades quality control, cuts costs and raises efficiency, and at the same time deepens China-Africa mineral trade cooperation.
Overseas Warehouse Plus Testing Center Dual Drive Fortifies the Mineral Quality and Safety Line
At the meeting, Song Yi, Assistant to the Chairman of Jin'ang Group, gave a detailed introduction to the base of the Tanzanian overseas warehouse project. Located in the core logistics area of the Port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, the overseas warehouse covers 14,000 square meters and is planned to include ore warehousing, transshipment and testing functional areas, aiming to create a mineral resource trading hub in Tanzania. Chairman Ke Xiangjin pointed out that the overseas warehouse, relying on deep cooperation with China Railway No.7 Group, advances infrastructure and trade on two parallel lines, with the main works to be completed within three months. He noted in particular that an earlier batch of ore was returned by customs for exceeding radioactivity limits, exposing shortcomings in the testing process, so the overseas mineral testing laboratory center urgently needs to be built quickly. This is a key measure to ensure mineral quality and safety and avoid trade risks, an important support for accelerating the return of mineral resources to China, and the core 'infrastructure project' of the digital mineral cluster, empowering small and medium-sized mining companies to upgrade quality control and, through precise testing data, supporting higher product added value and thereby stronger market competitiveness and profitability.
Hunan Nonferrous' 'Two-Step' Plan to Efficiently Advance Laboratory Construction
In response to the progress of the mineral testing laboratory center construction, Hunan Nonferrous announced a 'two-step' implementation plan on site: the first phase gives priority to serving Jin'ang's mineral cluster, quickly completing the overall construction and the installation of testing equipment; the second phase follows up on project approval procedures and qualification review, ultimately reaching other mining companies in Africa. At present, Hunan Nonferrous has drawn up a list of testing equipment covering the testing needs of all non-ferrous minerals, with total investment in equipment and operating costs exceeding RMB 6 million. The testing laboratory center is proposed to be named the 'Hunan Nonferrous Research Institute Tanzania Mineral Inspection and Testing Laboratory', with the first batch of technical personnel drawn from the Guinea project or rotated from domestic staff, ensuring operation before June. In addition, staff will be sent to Tanzania this month for on-site inspection, with internal procedures initiated at the same time.
Tripartite Synergy, Mutual Trust and Mutual Benefit Efficiently Safeguard Domestic Mineral Resource Supply
As sister units under Hunan Mining Group, Zhongnan Antimony & Tungsten and Hunan Nonferrous have established a long-term quality mutual trust mechanism. A dedicated person has been assigned to interface on the details of trade cooperation with Jin'ang Group, and the relevant agreements are undergoing rapid approval. The three parties agreed that the model of 'overseas warehouse distribution + testing and certification + domestic supply chain' can greatly reduce trade costs and steadily improve the efficiency of delivering African mineral resources back to China. This meeting defined a joint working mechanism for the three parties and set out to hold progress coordination meetings in a timely manner to ensure implementation on schedule.
Mineral Cluster Scale Effects Deepen China-Africa Mineral Trade Cooperation
Chairman Ke further disclosed that the Jin'ang mineral cluster platform has now attracted nearly 30 mine owners to sign contracts, with 5 partner mining companies going into production from May and annual ore output expected to exceed 5 million tonnes. Once the overseas warehouse and the mineral testing laboratory center are officially operating, they will achieve full-chain management of Tanzanian minerals with 'source quality inspection, centralized distribution and transport, and controllable risks', paving the way for bringing in more mining enterprises.
A relevant person in charge of Hunan Nonferrous said that this cooperation is an innovative practice of a Hunan state-owned enterprise implementing the Belt and Road Initiative, and that in the future the testing laboratory center will reach multiple countries and regions in East Africa, create an East African mineral export standard, and further deepen China-Africa mineral trade cooperation.
Jin'ang Group focuses on the African mining market, takes mineral resource development as its core business, and is an international enterprise dedicated to building full-industrial-chain capabilities including mineral clusters, investment and financing services, and overseas warehousing construction and operation. It is also a key enterprise in Hunan Province's economic and trade cooperation with Africa.
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