Zijin Mining eyes M&A opportunities abroad

Chinese firm expresses continuing interest in Australia's Indophil

SHANGHAI - The Chinese gold and copper miner Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd has not lost interest in the Australian miner Indophil Resources NL and is closely watching takeover developments, the company said on Friday.

"We are still closely eyeing developments at Indophil ... such large mines are important to us so we didn't just forget about it after we dropped the bid," Zijin's board secretary Zheng Yuqiang told Reuters in an interview.