Best Mining Companies Companies in China
The 142 best Mining Companies companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Zhaojin.
China's Mining Companies market, tracked across 142 firms in our directory, is where $140M in disclosed equity funding tells only part of the story. Zhaojin leads the serious capital tier at $95M, IRC follows at $30M, and the spread down to Songzai International Holding Group's $15M shows a field that's funded but not yet flush. No unicorns here, which honestly makes the sector more interesting to watch, not less. Global mining sits at roughly $163B, pulled by copper, gold, lithium, and now the surge in data center buildouts demanding raw material at scale. And the investors circling this space, Goldstone Investment, NewMargin Ventures, JD Capital, are not passive money.
What's moving right now is the operational layer. IoT applications are reshaping how mines run inspection protocols and surface-level analytics, and that's feeding directly into where you'll see the next funding rounds concentrate. At the same time, risk export pressures are accelerating as Chinese miners scale, pushing mineral tenure and regulatory exposure into the conversation. Coverage of this sector is rising fast. The rankings below reflect disclosed funding and recent momentum, so if you're mapping serious players, start here.
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Ranked: Best Mining Companies companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhaojin Mining and exploration company focused on gold assets | $95M | 52 mo ago | Public | Zhao Le CEO & MD | 2004 | JavaReactNginx+4 | 10 patents Vehicle thermal‑management components and quick‑freeze food processing equipment | — |
| 2 | IRC Producer and distributor of iron ore and industrial commodities products | $30M | 96 mo ago | Public | Yury Makarov CEO | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Songzai International Holding Group Provider of coal mining services | $15M | 185 mo ago | Series B | Hongwen Li CEO | 2001 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Century Global Provider of mining exploration services | $310K | 17 mo ago | Public | — | 2015 | — | 7 patents Design and production of wearable articles and accessories (protective clothing). | — |
| 5 | Borneo Resource Investments Provider of gold and coal mining services | $95K | 173 mo ago | Deadpooled | Nils Andrew Ollquist Chairman & CEO | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 6 | CHNR Exploration of lead and silver metals 32Funding top 36%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 34%Global bottom 30% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 30% Funding: 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Feb 2024) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | — | 28 mo ago | Public | Wah Wong CEO | 1993 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Tianqi Lithium Lithium extraction and Li-battery separator manufacturer | — | 34 mo ago | Public | Vivian Wu CEO & President | 1995 | Windows ServerAnimate.cssMicrosoft ASP.NET+4 | 59 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 8 | 600988.com.cn Provider of gold exploration services | — | — | Deadpooled | — | 2013 | — | — | 1 award |
Top 7 Mining Companies companies in China
#1
Public · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 2015 · 26 employees$309.5Kraised▾
Provider of mining exploration services
- Jan 2025Post IPO$309.5K
#2
Public · Yantai, Shandong · founded 2004 · 6759 employees$95Mraised▾
Mining and exploration company focused on gold assets
- Feb 2022Post IPO$95M
#3
Public · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2010 · 1629 employees$30Mraised▾
IRC limited is a producer and distributor of iron ore and industrial commodities products in China. IRC owns and operates projects in the Russian Far East with existing facilities such as road, rail, energy, and water infrastructure to deliver products quickly and low costs. It is focusing its resources on K&S mine which is able to produce 3.2 million tonnes of high-grade iron ore concentrates per annum as of June 2018.
- Jun 2018Conventional Debt$30M
#4
Series B · Harbin, Heilongjiang · founded 2001$15Mraised▾
Provider of coal mining services
- Jan 2011Series B$15M
#5
Deadpooled · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2004$95Kraised▾
Provider of gold and coal mining services
- Jan 2012Post IPO$95K
#6
Public · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 1993 · 67 employees—raised▾
Exploration of lead and silver metals
- Feb 2024Post IPO—
- Jan 2021Post IPO—
#7
Public · Chengdu, Sichuan Sheng · founded 1995 · 2191 employees—raised▾
Tianqi Lithium is a group company engaged in the lithium extraction and li-battery separator manufacturing in China & Australia. Holds 100% equity interest in Yajiang Cuola Mine and Talison, a subsidiary company processes & extracts lithium from ore in Greenbushes, Western Australia. Owns 146 patents in the extraction and manufacturing of lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride. Partnered with Aerospace Power Technology to develop and manufacture lithium-ion power batteries and integrated system.In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $5.96B and a net profit of $3.56B.
- Aug 2023Post IPO—
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Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.