CAITONG SECURITIES·2025-09-22 05:29Group 1 - The report maintains a positive investment rating for the company, indicating a favorable outlook based on recent market performance [2][5] - The company's mineral resources are abundant, with stable operations in its existing mines, producing nickel, cobalt, copper, lead, and zinc [8][9] - In the first half of 2025, the company produced 15,534 tons of nickel, 1,435 tons of cobalt, 11,562 tons of copper, 5,029 tons of lead, and 23,331 tons of zinc, with respective year-on-year changes of -1.91%, -0.49%, 1.22%, 13.75%, and 5.32% [9][10] Group 2 - The company is making steady progress on its undeveloped copper mines, with expectations to enter the construction phase this year [30][33] - The Pakistan Siyadik copper mine has a resource volume of 3.78 million tons, with all relevant approval processes applied for and largely approved as of the first half of 2025 [30][31] - The Afghanistan Aynak copper mine, with a resource volume of 12.36 million tons, has seen significant progress, with the access road completed and mining operations expected to start by the end of 2025 [33][34] Group 3 - The report draws comparisons with Hongda Co., indicating that the company's valuation in the non-ferrous metal sector is expected to be reassessed positively [34][36] - Since the breakthrough in project progress on August 2, 2025, the market capitalization of the company has increased by approximately 80.15 billion and 85.01 billion for its A and H shares respectively [36][38] - The company holds a 75% stake in the Aynak copper mine and an 80% stake in the Siyadik copper mine, corresponding to an equity resource volume of approximately 12.29 million tons [38][39]