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SSC Mandarin Group aims to act as the gateway between China and the rest of the world and to advise Chinese investors on overseas mining and natural resources opportunities, and at the same time advises international mining and natural resources players on how to enter the rapidly growing PRC market.

SSC Mandarin Group has strong and established relationships with major mining and natural resources industry players, financial institutions and listed companies, and formed a joint venture with the China Gold Association (the PRC gold advisory authority), SSC Sino Gold Consulting Company Limited, providing financial advisory services to mining and gold companies in the PRC, including Zijin Mining (stock code: 2899.HK), Lingbao Gold (stock code: 3330.HK) and Zhaojin Mining (stock code: 1818.HK).

Founded by Mr. Robin Lee, SSC Mandarin Group is one of the most active corporate financial advisory group in providing corporate financial advisory services and strategic investment with respect to mining industry acquisitions and financing in China and South Africa.

SSC Mandarin Group’s founding member, SSC Mandarin Financial Services Limited, is the only Hong Kong SFC licensed corporate financial advisory firm involved in all of the three PRC leading gold mining IPOs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, including the first IPO of a gold mining company in Hong Kong - Zijin Mining in 2003, Lingbao Gold Mining in 2006 and Zhaojin Gold Mining in 2007 respectively. SSC Mandarin Financial Services Limited also provided financial advices to top international mineral companies, including Kumba Iron Ore and Gold Fields, with respect to mining industry acquisitions in China.

SSC Mandarin Group is well regarded as one of the pioneer corporate financiers in Hong Kong with respect to mining industry in China and South Africa. Maintaining the longest working history in the Chinese gold industry, SSC Mandarin Group has been a strategic partner with the China Gold Association, the PRC government authorized gold advisory organisation to the Chinese gold mining industry, since 2002. A Sino foreign joint venture, SSC Sino Gold Mining investment Company Limited, was established between SSC Mandarin Group and the China Gold Association, which completed a gold mine acquisition in China as well as M&A transaction with a Hong Kong listed company, Grand T G Gold Holdings Limited (stock code: 8299.HK), with the value of approximately HK$1.4 billion in 2008.

SSC Mandarin Group also is the first Hong Kong based corporation that has successfully acquired and owns diamond mining projects in Kimberley in South Africa, where has a considerable significance in diamond mining history and the root of the world’s largest diamond producer can be traced to.

SSC Mandarin Group has been actively invited as speaker in key mining conferences in Hong Kong, China and South Africa by worldwide organisers, as well as Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Securities Brokers Association.

SSC Mandarin Group has a strong management and advisor team comprising highly experienced corporate finance professionals, accountant, lawyer and technical mining advisors.