Global Natural Resources Investors Guide

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Company Name: Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd

Website Address: http://www.zjky.com.cn

Address: Suite 1608, 16/F., West Tower Shun Tak Centre 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong

Phone Number: +85228032738

Fax: +85228030878

E-mail Address: zjky@zjky.cn

Brief Description: Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. is a mining conglomerate in the People’s Republic of China, primarily engaged in the exploration, mining and sale of gold and other non-ferrous metals. Zijin Mining Group is one of the largest gold producers in China.

The company owns eight gold and copper mines. It operates the Zijinshan Gold Mine (which is the largest open-pit gold mine in China) and three other gold mines in production.

The company also owns copper and gold mines that are under construction. In addition to the development and exploration of mining resources, Zijin Mining provides services in geological studies and mining consulting.

In early 2007 Zijin led a group of Chinese mining companies that bought a controlling stake in Monterrico Metals, breaking into the South American minerals market.

The Zijin consortium now owns 80% of Monterrico.

Metals Interested: Gold, Zinc, Other Base Metals

Key People:

Jinghe Chen -Chairman of the Board, President

Xiaodong Huang -Senior Vice President, Executive Director

Laichang Zou - Senior Vice President, Executive Director

Natural Gas Partners

Website Address: http://www.naturalgaspartners.com

Country: United States

Address: 125 E. John Carpenter Fwy. Irving, Texas, 75062, United States

Phone Number: 972-432-1440

Fax: 972-432-1441

E-mail Address: inquiries@ngptrs.com

Brief Description:

Natural Gas Partners (NGP) is a $7.3 billion family of private equity funds that makes direct equity investments in energy companies.

The firm invests where there is a clear match between a management team’s growth strategy and NGP’s unique sponsorship capabilities. NGP understands the dynamics of investing in a commodity business and works to support its portfolio as it executes on its growth strategy.

Resources Interested: Oil, Gas and other energy.

Key People

Kenneth Herth, Managing Partner

E-mail: khersh@ngptrs.com

William Quinn, Managing Partner

E-mail: bquinn@ngptrs.com