My name is Xiling Gold Mine.

Date:2024-07-22 Categories:Industry Information Hits:223 From:Cathay Gold



My name is Xiling Gold Mine. It is the largest single gold mine in China, with a potential value of more than 150 billion!


Source: Mining Industry

Hello everyone, my name is Xiling Gold Mine. I come from Shandong, the largest gold-producing province in China. I am the largest single gold deposit discovered in the history of gold in China.

I don't seem to be very famous. Most people in the mining industry don't know me. Firstly, it's because I was just "born" not long ago, and secondly, maybe because I'm too low-key!

Closer to home, I will now formally introduce my life experience. Everyone, please listen carefully:

The Laizhou-Zhaoyuan area in northwest Jiaodong, Shandong is one of the few extra-large gold mine-rich areas in the world, and I am the "star deposit" in this area. After sixteen years, a total investment of about 320 million yuan, 88 boreholes, a drilling volume of 133,000 meters, and testing of more than 20,000 samples of various types, we finally discovered me hidden 1,000 meters underground.

Chen Yumin, Chairman of Shandong Gold Group

My ore body extends for more than 2,000 meters, and the local thickness of a single ore body reaches 67 meters. Currently, 382.58 tons of gold metal have been detected, with an average grade of 4.52 g/ton. The results were announced in Shandong Province on March 8, 2017. The Department of Natural Resources has filed a record and officially entered the exploration stage. Through drilling and intensification construction, it is expected that more than 550 tons of gold resources will be submitted in the future, with a potential economic value of more than 150 billion yuan. It will become the largest single entity in the history of domestic gold records. gold deposits. If calculated based on a production scale of 10,000 tons/day, it can be continuously produced at full capacity for 40 years.

It's not easy to find me

As the largest gold mining area in China, the Jiaodong area of Shandong Province has produced 1/4 of the country's gold output in an area less than 1/500 of the country's total, and has encountered a "bottleneck" - as the level of mineral exploration increases year by year. , surface outcrops and shallow mines are becoming less and less common.

According to Science and Technology Day’s report on the 31st, Chen Yumin said in an interview that the discovery process of this gold mine was not easy. “It took us 16 years, an investment of 320 million yuan, and four or five top domestic scientific research institutions to reveal the gold mine. Uncover the secret of this super-large gold deposit that has been nurtured for hundreds of millions of years and is buried more than 1,000 meters underground.”

This prospecting process not only has a long history and high costs, but also has high technical requirements. It is understood that the current exploration and mining depth of most metal deposits in my country is less than 1,000 meters. Both theoretically and in construction, the depth below 1,000 meters is still blank.

Therefore, Chen Yumin and his colleagues established a concept that "looking for minerals in the depths must come first with scientific research." During the exploration period, Shandong Gold Group carried out the major scientific research project "Ultra-deep Comprehensive Geological Research and Resource Prediction in the Jiaoxi Northwest Gold Mining Area" and completed the first deep drilling of 4,006.17 meters in China's rock gold exploration in the Xiling mining area, setting a new record for small diameter in China. The record of the deepest core drilling has created a precedent for deep exploration of metal minerals in China and filled the gap in deep gold exploration in China.

The challenge of drilling 4,000 meters deep is a huge challenge for scientific research and construction personnel. Scientific researchers need to trial and error, develop and improve... Fu Xiansheng, chief engineer of Shandong Gold Group, also said, "Drilling three to four thousand meters underground once , it will cost tens of millions of dollars.”

This time, Shandong Gold Group discovered the Xiling gold deposit, which not only became the largest single gold deposit in the history of domestic gold records, but also provided a reference model for deep mineral prospecting in my country.

Further reading

Earlier this year, the China Gold Association released the "2017 China Gold Top Ten (Five) Rankings", which involves 20 rankings. Come and see which companies (regions) are on the list.

1. China’s top ten gold-producing provinces (regions)

    1 Shandong Province 

    2 Henan Province 

    3 Jiangxi Province 

    4 Hunan Province 

    5 Yunnan Province 

    6 Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 

    7 Gansu Province 

    8 Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 

    9 Fujian Province 

    10 Anhui Province


2. China’s six major gold producing areas (cities)

    1 Yantai City, Shandong Province 

    2 Sanmenxia City, Henan Province 

    3 Yili, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 

    4 Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 

    5 Luoyang City, Henan Province 

    6 Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province


3. Top ten gold-producing counties (cities) in China

    1 Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province 

    2 Lingbao City, Henan Province 

    3 Laizhou City, Shandong Province 

    4 Heqing County, Yunnan Province 

    5 Song County, Henan Province 

    6 Urad Middle Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 

    7 Zhenfeng County, Guizhou Province 

    8 Tuoli County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 

    9 Luoning County, Henan Province 

    10 Tongguan County, Shaanxi Province


4. China’s top ten gold mining companies

    1 Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    2 China Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    3 Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.

    4 Shandong Zhaojin Group Co., Ltd. 

    5 Yunnan Gold Mining Group Co., Ltd. 

    6 Hunan Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    7 Western Gold Co., Ltd. 

    8 Shandong China Mining Group Co., Ltd. 

    9 Yintai Resources Co., Ltd. 

    10 Lingbao Gold Group Co., Ltd.


5. China’s top ten companies in terms of gold sales revenue

    1 China Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    2 Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. 

    3 Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    4 Shandong Zhaojin Group Co., Ltd. 

    5 Shandong Hengbang Smelting Co., Ltd. 

    6 Shandong China Mining Group Co., Ltd. 

    7 Lingbao Jinyuan Holdings Co., Ltd. 

    8 Hunan Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    9 Yunnan Gold Mining Group Co., Ltd. 

    10 Lingbao Gold Group Co., Ltd.


6. China’s top ten gold enterprises with economic benefits

    1 Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. 

    2 Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    3 Shandong Zhaojin Group Co., Ltd. 

    4 China Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    5 Yintai Resources Co., Ltd. 

    6 Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. 

    7 Shandong Hengbang Smelting Co., Ltd. 

    8 Hunan Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    9 Shandong China Mining Group Co., Ltd. 

    10 Yunnan Gold Mining Group Co., Ltd.


7. China’s top five companies with identified gold resources and reserves

    1 China Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    2 Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd. (domestic) 

    3 Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. 

    4 Shandong Zhaojin Group Co., Ltd. 

    5 Yunnan Gold Mining Group Co., Ltd.


8. China Gold’s top five national-level green mining enterprises

    1 China Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    2 Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    3 Shandong Zhaojin Group Co., Ltd. 

    4 Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. 

    5 Hunan Gold Group Co., Ltd.


9. China’s top five gold high-tech enterprises

    1 China Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    2 Shandong Zhaojin Group Co., Ltd. 

    3 Hunan Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    4 Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    5 Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.


10. China’s top ten gold producing mines

    1 Jiaojia Gold Mine of Shandong Gold Mining (Laizhou) Co., Ltd. 

    2 Shandong Gold Mining (Laizhou) Co., Ltd. Sanshandao Gold Mine 

    3 Heqing Beiya Mining Co., Ltd. (Beiya Gold Mine) 

    4 Inner Mongolia Taiping Mining Co., Ltd. (Changshanhao Gold Mine) 

    5 Xincheng Gold Mine of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. 

    6 Shandong Gold Mining (Linglong) Co., Ltd. 

    7 Gansu Cooperation Zaozigou Gold Mine Co., Ltd. 

    8 Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Zijinshan Gold and Copper Mine 

    9 Zhaojin Mining Co., Ltd. Xiadian Gold Mine 

    10 Guizhou Jinfeng Mining Co., Ltd. (Lannigou Gold Mine)


11. China’s top ten gold mines with economic benefits

    1 Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Zijinshan Gold and Copper Mine 

    2 Jiaojia Gold Mine of Shandong Gold Mining (Laizhou) Co., Ltd. 

    3 Zhaojin Mining Co., Ltd. Xiadian Gold Mine 

    4 Xincheng Gold Mine of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. 

    5 Hubei Sanxin Gold and Copper Co., Ltd. 

    6 Heqing Beiya Mining Co., Ltd. (Beiya Gold Mine) 

    7 Hunchun Zijin Mining Co., Ltd. 

    8 Tibet Huatailong Mining Development Co., Ltd. 

    9 Shandong Gold Mining (Laizhou) Co., Ltd. Sanshandao Gold Mine 

    10 Shandong Gold Mining (Linglong) Co., Ltd.


12. China’s top ten gold smelting enterprises

     1 Shandong Hengbang Smelting Co., Ltd. (Muping Cyanide Plant) 

    2 Zhaojin Mining Co., Ltd. Jinchiling Gold Mine 

    3 Henan Zhongyuan Gold Smelting Factory Co., Ltd. 

    4 Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. Smelter 

    5 Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd. 

    6 Shandong Guoda Gold Co., Ltd. 

    7 Beijie Gold Mine of Shandong China Mining Group Co., Ltd. 

    8 Lingbao Gold Group Co., Ltd. Smelter 

    9 Lingbao Jinyuan Chenguang Nonferrous Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. 

    10 CICC Songxian Songyuan Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.


13. China’s top ten gold refining companies

    1 Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd. 

    2 Shandong Zhaojin Gold and Silver Refining Co., Ltd. 

    3 Zijin Mining Group Gold Smelting Co., Ltd. 

    4 Henan Zhongyuan Gold Smelting Factory Co., Ltd. 

    5 Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Industrial Co., Ltd. 

    6 Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Smelting Co., Ltd. 

    7 Shandong Hengbang Smelting Co., Ltd. 

    8 Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refining Co., Ltd. 

    9 Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. 

    10 Yunnan Gold Mining Group Co., Ltd.


14. China’s top five gold and non-ferrous smelting enterprises

    1 Dongying Fangyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. 

    2 Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. Guixi Smelting Plant 

    3 Yanggu Xiangguang Copper Co., Ltd. 

    4 Zijin Copper Co., Ltd. 

    5 Yunnan Copper Co., Ltd.


15. China’s top five gold patent-granted companies

    1 China Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    2 Lingbao Jinyuan Mining Co., Ltd. 

    3 Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd. 

    4 Shandong Zhaojin Group Co., Ltd. 

    5 Hunan Gold Group Co., Ltd.


16. China’s top ten gold jewelry processing enterprises

    1 Shenzhen Baitai Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. 

    2 Dongguan Jinye Jewelry Group Co., Ltd. 

    3 Hangzhou Hangmin Baitai Jewelry Co., Ltd. 

    4 Shenzhen Jinjulai Gold Jewelry Co., Ltd. 

    5 Shandong Mengjinyuan Jewelry Co., Ltd. 

    6 Dongguan Jinlong Jewelry Co., Ltd. 

    7 Shenzhen Shengfeng Jewelry Co., Ltd. 

    8 Shenzhen Cuilu Jewelry Co., Ltd. 

    9 Shenzhen Tonghui Jewelry Co., Ltd./Beijing Tonghui Jewelry Co., Ltd. 

    10 Zhejiang Sun and Moon Jewelry Group Co., Ltd.


17. China’s top ten companies in terms of annual gold and jewelry sales revenue

    1 China National Gold Group Gold Jewelry Co., Ltd. 

    2 Lao Fengxiang Co., Ltd. 

    3 Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Group Co., Ltd. (Mainland) 

    4 Beijing Jinyi Cultural Development Co., Ltd. 

    5 Shanghai Yuyuan Gold Jewelry Group Co., Ltd. 

    6 Mengjinyuan Gold Jewelry Group Co., Ltd. 

    7 Beijing Caishikou Department Store Co., Ltd. 

    8 Jinzhou Cihang Group Co., Ltd. 

    9 Beijing Gongmei Group Co., Ltd. 

    10 Oriental Jinyu Co., Ltd.


18. China’s top five gold companies in terms of private-brand gold bar sales

    1 China National Gold Group Gold Jewelry Co., Ltd. 

    2 China Construction Bank Co., Ltd. 

    3 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Co., Ltd. 

    4 Agricultural Bank of China Co., Ltd. 

    5 Shanghai Laomiao Gold Co., Ltd.


19. Top ten companies in terms of gold trading volume on the Shanghai Gold Exchange

    1 Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. 

    2 Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. 

    3 Bank of China Co., Ltd. 

    4 China Minsheng Banking Corporation Limited 

    5 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Co., Ltd. 

    6 China Construction Bank Co., Ltd. 

    7 Agricultural Bank of China Co., Ltd. 

    8 Shenzhen Financial Electronic Settlement Center Co., Ltd. 

    9 Ping An Bank Co., Ltd. 

    10 Industrial Bank Co., Ltd.


20. Top ten companies in terms of gold futures trading volume on the Shanghai Futures Exchange

    1 Shanghai Medium Term Futures Co., Ltd. 

    2 Haitong Futures Co., Ltd. 

    3 CITIC Futures Co., Ltd. 

    4 Guotai Junan Futures Co., Ltd. 

    5 Shanghai Orient Securities Futures Co., Ltd. 

    6 Zhongrong Huixin Futures Co., Ltd. 

    7 GF Futures Co., Ltd. 

    8 Industrial Securities Futures Co., Ltd. 

    9 Tongxin Jiuheng Futures Co., Ltd. 

    10 Western Futures Co., Ltd.



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