NFC announced that on September 7, 2021, the company's holding subsidiary Chifeng CNMC Baiyinuoer Mining Co., Ltd. (referred to as "CNMC Baiyinuoer Mining") obtained a safety production license issued by the Emergency Management Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. On October 19, 2021, CNMC Baiyinuoer Mining passed the approval for starting work in Bairin Left Banner, Chifeng, and CNMC Baiyinuoer Mining resumed production.