Chinese mining investments in Africa Policy Center
3 China Nonferrous Metal Mining Co (CNMC) Last of the three groups, CNMC, was initially mainly interested in zinc, and to a lesser degree in lead, iron and gold. Employing over 50,000 people, it is present in Australia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, Iran, etc. and of course in Africa where it is mainly focused on copper.