Zijin Mining controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
United States forced-labor listing
Certain Zijin subsidiaries were added to a United States forced-labor entity list under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, restricting market access for their goods.
2023
Buriticá gold theft
An organized group reportedly stole approximately 3.2 tonnes of gold from Zijin's Buriticá operation in Colombia.
2021
Zijin Hydropower fined for environmental violation
Fine or penalty
Fujian Shanghang Zijin Hydropower Co., Ltd., an indirectly controlled subsidiary of Zijin Mining, was fined RMB 50,000 for an environmental violation. The article says the penalty information was disclosed by the relevant regulator on February 3, 2021.
Source excerpt
福建省上杭县紫金水电有限公司被处以罚款5万元。该处罚信息于2021年2月3日被相关监管机构披露。
紫金矿业（601899.SH）间接控股子公司福建省上杭县紫金水电有限公司因环境违法行为受到行政处罚。
2020年10月份存在下泄流量监控数据未达标情况，最小下泄流量实际未达21小时，未达标率2.89%。
2018
Sulfur-dioxide emissions at Bor
Following Zijin's acquisition of the Bor complex, repeated sulfur-dioxide emissions above legal limits in Bor, Serbia, prompted protests and government investigations.
2010
Criminal final appeal upheld penalties over Zijinshan gold-copper mine wastewater leak polluting Tingjiang River
In July 2010, a wastewater leak at Zijin Mining's Zijinshan Gold and Copper Mine caused water pollution and fish deaths in the Tingjiang River basin. In 2011, a court sentenced the mine unit involved to a fine of 30 million yuan for the crime of major environmental pollution accident and sentenced relevant responsible personnel; the second-instance court upheld the judgment. This incident is recorded separately from the Guangdong tailings dam accident.
2010
Guangdong tin-mine dam collapse
A dam at a tin mine in Guangdong collapsed during extreme rainfall associated with a rare typhoon, resulting in four deaths.