770 Million! China Railway 19th Bureau Consortium Bids to Win Hebei Kuancheng Lead-Zinc Mine Project

en.Wedoany.com Reported - China Railway 19th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., in consortium with Zhongji Development Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. and Guangxi Industrial Design Group Co., Ltd., has won the bid for the lead-zinc ore project in Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County, Chengde City. The total project investment is approximately 770 million yuan, with plans to construct a 300,000-ton-per-year mine and a supporting beneficiation plant.

The project is located in Wangchanggou Village, Mengziling Township, Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County, involving non-ferrous metal ores such as lead and zinc, with a total ore volume of 800,000 tons. The specific ore types and output will be further optimized based on geological exploration results and mining techniques. Referring to construction standards for similar non-ferrous metal mine projects, the ore processing capacity at this scale requires an efficient mining and beneficiation process system to ensure full resource recovery and utilization. The total project investment and construction content are subject to the final design plan.

The proposed construction includes: supporting facilities in the mining area, covering temporary works, building construction, road and pipeline works, slag retaining walls, landscaping, lighting, and power facilities; the construction of the mining system, involving underground mining and open-pit stripping; and site preparation works, including road construction and land leveling. The project adopts an EPC general contracting model, covering design, procurement, installation and construction, completion acceptance, and defect repair and warranty during the project warranty period.

Information on the winning bidders: The first place is the consortium of China Railway 19th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., Zhongji Development Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., and Guangxi Industrial Design Group Co., Ltd.; the second place is China Railway 9th Bureau Group Co., Ltd.; the third place is the consortium of Guangxi Agricultural Reclamation Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., Sinoma Geological Engineering Exploration Institute Co., Ltd., and Zhongzan International Engineering Co., Ltd.

China Railway 19th Bureau Group, as a wholly-owned central enterprise under China Railway Construction Corporation Limited, traces its origins back to the Ninth Division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Railway Corps, established in 1949. It underwent collective transfer to the Ministry of Railways and was restructured as the 19th Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Railways. In 2001, it adopted its current name, and in 2009, its headquarters moved from Liaoyang, Liaoning Province to Beijing. The company primarily focuses on civil engineering construction and has recently participated in major projects such as the Yunnan-Guangxi Railway, the Lhasa-Shigatse Railway, and the Beijing-Xiong'an New Area Intercity Railway, winning the China Civil Engineering Zhan Tianyou Award multiple times. In January 2025, the company also received the second prize of the "2024 China Railway Construction Corporation Science and Technology Award."