China Minmetals Corporation is an international metals and mining corporation committed to providing high-quality services globally, adhering to a development philosophy of “cherishing limited resources and pursue boundless development”. It primarily engages in exploration, mining, smelting, processing and trading for metals and minerals, and is also engaged in finance, real estate, and mining and metallurgic technology, with business scope covering 26 nations and regions in the world. It has 168 thousand employees and controls nine listed companies at home and abroad, with total assets amounting to RMB200 billion Yuan. In 2010, China Minmetals achieved operating revenue of RMB255 billion Yuan and total profit of RMB7 billion Yuan, ranking No. 228 among the Fortune Global 500 and No.6 among metal companies.