Sino Gold Limited (ASX:SGX) is pleased to announce that last night in Beijing the Company's Jinfeng Gold Mine received the inaugural Development of the Year Award at the China Mining Congress.

Sino Gold's CEO, Mr Jake Klein, said: "I would like to thank the China Mining Congress for being honoured with this prestigous award.

"Many people have contributed to the development of Jinfeng and this award provides some recognition of their efforts. The award also recognises the project's high standards of safety, environment and community relations."

The Jinfeng Gold Mine development is the largest investment in China's mining industry by a foreign company.

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