Zijin Mining Founder Chen Jinghe Retires After 40 Years

2025-12-01 12:45:00 ET

Zijin Mining Group (OTC Pink:ZIJMF) founder Chen Jinghe is stepping down after four decades at the helm, retiring as chairman and transitioning to honorary chairman and senior consultant.

According to a Bloomberg report , Chen’s retirement announcement came from a Saturday exchange filing, where he declined renomination to the board for “age and family reasons.” As of writing, the company has not yet chosen a successor.

Chen, a trained geologist, founded the company in the 1980s with a small gold deposit in Southeastern China.

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