Zijin Mining Group Company Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ended December 31, 2022. It is estimated that the company realised a net profit attributable to owners of the listed company of approximately RMB 20.0 billion for the year 2022, representing an increase of approximately RMB 4.327 billion, or an increase of approximately 27.61% compared with the same period last year. 2. It is estimated that the company realised a net profit attributable to owners of the listed company after non-recurring profit or loss of approximately RMB 19.5 billion for the year 2022, representing an increase of approximately RMB 4.819 billion, or an increase of approximately 32.82% compared with the same period last year.

Main reasons for the estimated increase in operating results for the Reporting Period: For the year 2022, the Company's mine-produced gold was 55.9 tonnes, representing an increase of 17.68% compared with the same period last year (2021: 47.5 tonnes); mine-produced copper was 859,000 tonnes (including the production volume on equity basis of 132,000 tonnes of Kamoa Copper), representing an increase of 47.09% compared with the same period last year (2021: 584,000 tonnes); mine-produced zinc (lead) was 442,000 tonnes, representing an increase of 1.84% compared with the same period last year (2021: 434,000 tonnes); mine-produced silver was 387.5 tonnes, representing an increase of 25.49% compared with the same period last year (2021: 308.8 tonnes). For the year 2022, the Company realised an operating income of approximately RMB 270 billion, and its total assets increased to approximately RMB 300 billion. The operating capacity of certain associates and joint ventures improved significantly compared with the same period last year, resulting in an increase in their profitability.