Shandong Gold Mining (HKG:1787, SHA:600547) forecasts its attributable profit to rise by 36% to 61% to between 950 million yuan and 1.13 billion yuan in the first quarter from 700 million yuan in the year-ago period.
The miner attributed the upbeat forecast to better production layouts and production efficiency, as well as higher gold prices, according to a Monday filing with the Hong Kong bourse.
Shandong Gold Mining plans to release Q1 results by the end of April.