On May 24, 2008, “Mineral Property Right Agreement” on the “COMIBEL Iron Ore Project of Gabon” with CMEC as its main contractor between the Gabon COMIBEL Mining Company and the Gabon government at the Gabon Presidential Palace. President Xie Biao and Vice President Jin Chunsheng of CMEC attended the signing ceremony, and Yin Zhixin, concurrently General Manager of the No.6 Complete Set Equipment Business Unit and General Manager of COMIBEL of Gabon, Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister of Finance of Gabon signed on the “Mineral Property Right Agreement” on behalf of both parties.
Attending the signing ceremony at the same time were also President Bongo and Prime Minister of Gabon, major officials of the Ministry of Energy and Mines and the Ministry of Finance, Xue Jinwei, China’s Ambassador to Gabon, Wang Qin, Chinese Economic Counselor to Gabon, Zhou Xiaoping, Representative of the Export-Import Bank of China, and Board Chairman of the joint venture company etc.
