en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 30, Han Long, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Mining and Metallurgy Group, met with a delegation led by Jabier Belabdi, Managing Director of Copper Business at Rio Tinto. The two sides held discussions on project progress and cooperation directions.
Han Long extended a warm welcome to Jabier Belabdi and his delegation, and introduced the development overview of China Mining and Metallurgy Group. He systematically shared the Group's recent practical achievements in beneficiation processes, complete equipment R&D, automation, reagents, and engineering construction for similar types of mines. He pointed out that as a national-level leading scientific and technological enterprise in China's mining and metallurgy industry, the Group has been deeply engaged in the comprehensive utilization of mineral resources for many years, with solid technical reserves and rich engineering experience. He expressed hope that the Winu Copper-Gold Project would serve as an important cooperation platform, and that the Group would continue to expand practical cooperation with Rio Tinto in areas such as process technology R&D, equipment supply, and engineering project implementation, jointly empowering the high-quality development of comprehensive mineral resource utilization.
Jabier Belabdi fully affirmed the comprehensive competitive advantages of China Mining and Metallurgy Group in the field of comprehensive mineral resource utilization. He stated that he looks forward to leveraging the Group's advanced process technology and engineering design capabilities to continuously optimize the overall engineering design for the Winu Project, effectively reduce project construction investment and long-term operating costs, and support Rio Tinto in achieving its operational goals of efficient production and sustainable development. He also expressed hope that both sides would take the Winu Project as a starting point for cooperation, continuously expand the boundaries of cooperation, enhance mutual trust and consensus, achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, jointly create high-quality projects, and generate industrial value.
Attendees at the meeting included Rio Tinto's Winu Project Director, Global Contracts and Strategy Senior Manager, China Design Manager, as well as relevant heads from BGRIMM Engineering and BGRIMM International under the Group.
