At 15:00 on July 14, 2021, local time in South Africa, Mr. Wang Jinding, Chairman of Pengxin Mining, paid an online call to Mr. Zhao Zhongyi, Minister Counselor of Economics and Commercial Affairs of the Chinese Embassy in South Africa due to the restrictions of the four-level control requirements of the epidemic in South Africa.

Chairman Wang Jinding first thanked Minister Counselor Zhao Zhongyi for taking the time to answer the call, and introduced the basic information of Pengxin Mining and related information of the Orkney Gold Mine project invested in South Africa. He hoped to get the guidance and assistance of the Economics and Commercial Affairs of the Chinese Embassy in South Africa.

Minister Counselor Zhao Zhongyi introduced the legal, social and economic situation of South Africa to Chairman Wang Jinding, and proposed that Chinese enterprises should operate in accordance with the laws in South Africa, fulfill their corporate social responsibilities, strengthen communication and peaceful coexistence with local communities to ensure smooth development of their enterprises. At present, the resources projects in South Africa must do a good job in project security in view of the political uncertainty in South Africa. At the meantime, the third wave of COVID-19 in South Africa is not optimistic, and the positive test rate is over 30%, Chinese enterprises should make a good preparation in the prevention and control of COVID-19. CAPM, a subsidiary of Pengxin Mining, as an enterprise registered in the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in South Africa, is hoped to continue to actively participate in various activities organized by the Embassy and maintain effective and positive communications.

Chairman Wang Jinding said that the enterprises invested by Pengxin Mining in South Africa will carry out production and operation activities in accordance with the laws, actively fulfill social responsibilities, maintain good community relations, and make their best to ensure enterprise and individual safety and epidemic prevention. In the next step, Pengxin Mining will increase its investment in projects in South Africa and carry out more large-scale gold mine development.

Minister Counselor Zhao Zhongyi gave detailed answers and thoughtful guidance to the urgent problems in mining development in South Africa by subordinate enterprises of Pengxin Mining proposed by Chairman Wang Jinding.

Chen Guohua, Deputy General Manager of Pengxin Mining, and the main leadership of South Africa project attended the online meeting.