Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd. on Aug. 29 said its net profit attributable to shareholders for the first six months rose 8.6% year over year to 664.5 million Chinese yuan from 612.0 million yuan of a year earlier.
The company attributed its earnings growth to improved working efficiency. Mineral gold production during the period saw a yearly increase of 5.8%, increasing to 20.51 tonnes.
EPS was reduced to 30 fen from 33 fen of the year-ago period.
Operating revenue increased by 19.9% year over year to 31.19 billion yuan from 26.02 billion yuan of the previous year.
As of Aug. 29, US$1 was equivalent to 7.14 Chinese yuan.
