China Hanking Holdings

China Hanking Holdings Limited (中国罕王控股有限公司), commonly known as China Hanking or Hanking, is a Chinese mining and resources group. It is best known as an iron ore producer in north-eastern China, with operations historically centred on Liaoning province, and it has expanded into gold and nickel through assets in China, Australia and Indonesia. The group is listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 03788. Hanking's business model is built on upstream resource extraction and processing: mining iron ore and producing iron ore concentrates for steelmakers, developing gold mining projects, and pursuing nickel and other non-ferrous metal resources. Over time the company has positioned itself as a diversified, mid-sized mining house rather than a single-commodity producer, seeking growth through overseas acquisitions and project development. As a corporate brand, China Hanking is associated with the Hanking group of companies, which has interests spanning resources and related industrial activities. Its investor profile is that of a Hong Kong-listed small-to-mid-cap resources company, exposed to commodity price cycles in iron ore, gold and nickel. The brand's public identity rests on its status as a listed mining operator and on its resource portfolio rather than on consumer-facing products. Its disclosures, annual reports and announcements to the Hong Kong exchange are the main channel through which the corporate brand communicates with investors and the market.

China Hanking Holdings Limited is a Chinese resources company whose corporate history is tied to the development of iron ore mining in north-eastern China, particularly Liaoning province. The Hanking name became associated with iron ore extraction and the production of iron ore concentrates supplied to steel producers in the region. As the group grew, it sought a public listing to fund expansion and raise its profile with investors. China Hanking Holdings is listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 03788, which gave the corporate brand access to international capital markets and a platform for disclosure to global investors. From its iron ore base, the group diversified its resource portfolio. It expanded into gold, developing gold mining interests, and into nickel, reflecting a strategy of building a multi-commodity mining house rather than remaining dependent on a single commodity. This diversification extended the group's geographic footprint beyond China into overseas jurisdictions including Australia and Indonesia. Like other mining companies, Hanking's fortunes have been shaped by commodity cycles — the price of iron ore, gold and nickel — as well as by the operating conditions of its mines and projects. Its corporate brand is therefore closely identified with its listed status, its resource assets and its strategy of growth through resource development and acquisition. Detailed dated milestones for the company are not available in the supplied evidence, and this dossier avoids asserting specific founding dates, financial figures or executive names that cannot be verified from the sources provided.

A Hong Kong-listed, mid-sized diversified mining group focused on iron ore, gold and nickel resources.

• Iron ore concentrates

  Concentrated iron ore produced from the group's mining operations for supply to steelmakers.

• Gold

  Gold mining interests developed as part of the group's diversification beyond iron ore.

• Nickel resources

  Nickel resource projects reflecting the group's expansion into non-ferrous metals.

• Unconfirmed

  China Hanking makes non-binding offer for Coolgardie gold project[1]中国罕王提出收购Coolgardie金矿项目的非约束性要约finance.sina.com.cn

  Reported: 2019-09-24

  China Hanking announced that its subsidiary had made a non-binding indicative cash offer to acquire 100% of Focus Minerals’ Coolgardie gold project. The source says due diligence and further negotiations remained outstanding and no definitive agreement had been signed.

1. 1中国罕王提出收购Coolgardie金矿项目的非约束性要约finance.sina.com.cn
2. 2中国罕王(03788-HK)收购澳洲新金矿项目finance.sina.com.cn