"Chinese stories always have something epic about them. They are full of adventure, unwavering loyalties, and characters (mostly male) who shoulder the fate of an entire nation. For example, in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a classic by the medieval poet Luo Guanzhong (1330-1400), three men, fed up with the corruption of the empire, gather in a peach orchard and swear to rescue the people without fear of losing their lives."
"It is said that four decades ago, when he had recently graduated as a geologist from Fuzhou University, a Beijing official approached him with a simple yet monumental order: Go to the mountains and find gold. Chen Jinghe didn't ask questions. He climbed Zijin Mountain, in southeast China. After several explorations, along with a team of experts, he discovered a gold deposit the largest in the country and a copper deposit in the lower part of the mountain range."
"Today, he is the chairman of the board and CEO of a company that has expanded worldwide and has experienced one of the most rapid growths in the mining sector, with a market capitalization value of more than $75 billion, five times more than just five years ago. This has helped consolidate its position within the small group of companies that control global production of critical minerals."
Four decades ago, a newly graduated geologist from Fuzhou University was tasked by a Beijing official to search mountain ranges for gold. The geologist climbed Zijin Mountain, led multiple explorations with expert teams, and discovered the country's largest gold deposit plus a copper deposit in the lower range. The discovery earned the First National Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress and led to the founding of Zijin Mining. Over subsequent decades, the company expanded globally and achieved rapid sector growth, reaching a market capitalization above $75 billion and joining a small group that controls critical-minerals production.
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