Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. is an investment holding company, which engages in the exploration, mining, processing, and smelting operations, focusing on gold production business. The company is headquartered in Yantai, Shandong and currently employs 6,990 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-12-08. The firm operates its businesses through three segments. The Gold Operations segment consists of gold mining and smelting operations. The Copper Operations segment consists of copper mining and smelting operations. The Others segment comprises, principally, the Company's other investment activities, operation of a finance company, operation and catering services of a hotel, exploration services, engineering design and consulting services and overseas operations. The firm mainly conducts its businesses in the domestic market and overseas markets.