To advance the new round of strategic actions for breakthroughs in mineral exploration and to intensify the allocation of prospecting rights blocks, on June 28, the Liaoning Provincial Department of Natural Resources put four prospecting rights—namely, the Shijia Gou Iron Ore Prospecting Area in Benxi City, Liaoning Province; the Huolianzhai Sidao Gou Iron Ore Prospecting Area in Xihu District, Liaoning Province; the Shajingu Gold Ore Prospecting Area in Benxi County, Liaoning Province; and the Fuerha Iron Ore Prospecting Area in Fushun City, Liaoning Province—up for auction via online listing. To facilitate timely access to information on these prospecting rights by prospective bidders, we hereby provide the following details regarding the relevant prospecting rights:
　　I. Prospecting of the Shijia Gou Iron Mine in Benxi City, Liaoning Province
　　The exploration area for the Shijia Gou Iron Mine in Benxi City, Liaoning Province, covers 1.55 square kilometers and is located in Shijia Gou, Shiqiaozhi High-tech Zone, Benxi City. The exploration stage is preliminary survey, and the target mineral resource is iron. The initial lease term is five years, with a starting price of 160,000 yuan. The deadline for paying the transaction deposit and the application period are from July 1, 2024, to August 8, 2024. The online listing and bidding period will run from July 29, 2024, to August 12, 2024.
　　The website address for the Liaoning Province Public Resources Trading Network is:
　　Link: http://ggzy.ln.gov.cn/jyfb/lns/kyqjy/jygg/202406/t20240628_5171468.html

　　II. Prospecting of the Sidaogou Iron Ore Deposit in Huolianzhai, Xihu District, Liaoning Province
　　The exploration area for the Sidaogou Iron Mine in Huolianzhai, Xihu District, Liaoning Province, covers 3.9728 square kilometers and is located in Shangbao Village, Huolianzhai Subdistrict, Xihu District, Benxi City, Liaoning Province. The exploration stage is at the "grassroots" level, and the targeted mineral resource is iron. The initial concession period is five years, with a starting price of 200,000 yuan. The deadline for paying the transaction deposit and the application registration period are from July 1, 2024, to August 8, 2024. The online listing and bidding period will run from July 29, 2024, to August 12, 2024.
　　The website address for the Liaoning Province Public Resources Trading Network is:
　　Link: http://ggzy.ln.gov.cn/jyfb/lns/kyqjy/jygg/202406/t20240628_5171462.html

　　III. Prospecting for the Shajinggou Gold Mine in Benxi County, Liaoning Province
　　The exploration area for the Shajinggou gold mine in Benxi County, Liaoning Province, covers 7.9225 square kilometers and is located in Xiaoshi Town, Benxi Manchu Autonomous County, Benxi City, Liaoning Province. The exploration stage is at the "grassroots" level, and the target mineral is gold. The initial concession period is five years, with a starting price of 240,000 yuan. The deadline for paying the transaction deposit and the application registration period are from July 1, 2024, to August 8, 2024. The online listing and bidding period will be from July 29, 2024, to August 12, 2024.
　　The website address for the Liaoning Province Public Resources Trading Network is:
　　Link: http://ggzy.ln.gov.cn/jyfb/lns/kyqjy/jygg/202406/t20240628_5171502.html

　　IV. Prospecting of the Fuhua Iron Mine in Fushun City, Liaoning Province
　　The exploration area for the Fuerha Iron Mine in Fushun City, Liaoning Province, covers 4.1168 square kilometers and is located in Fuerha Village, Hada Town, Dongzhou District, Fushun City, Liaoning Province. The exploration stage is at the "grassroots" level, and the targeted mineral resource is iron. The initial lease term is five years, with a starting price of 210,000 yuan. The deadline for paying the transaction deposit and the application period are from July 1, 2024, to August 8, 2024. The online listing and bidding period will run from July 29, 2024, to August 12, 2024.
　　The website address for the Liaoning Province Public Resources Trading Network is:
　　Link: http://ggzy.ln.gov.cn/jyfb/lns/kyqjy/jygg/202406/t20240628_5171498.html