About Sepon

Sepon is an open-pit and underground Gold and Copper mine in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR. Lane Xang Minerals Limited Company (LXML) is the registered name of the company which owns and operates Sepon. Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co., Ltd owns 90 per cent of LXML and 10 per cent owns by Lao Government.

Since operations commenced in 2003, LXML Sepon has produced over 1.1 million tonnes of copper cathode and over 1.7 million ounces of gold. In 2024, Sepon produced 6,014 tonnes of copper and 5,427 Kg of gold. In 2025, our planned production forecast is over 5,703 Kg of gold and 10,010 tonnes of copper, LXML has contributed over US$1.7 billion in direct revenue to the Lao Government through taxes, royalties and dividends. Indirect benefits through employment, training, community, and local business development programs have also contributed significantly to social and economic development in the Lao PDR.

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LXML Delivers US$135,000 Surgical Building to Vilabouly District Hospital to Strengthen Local Healthcare Services
LXML Delivers US$135,000 Surgical Building to Vilabouly District Hospital to Strengthen Local Healthcare Services

LXML ມອບຕຶກຜ່າຕັດຫຼັງໃໝ່ ມູນຄ່າ US$ 135,000 ໃຫ້ໂຮງໝໍເມືອງວິລະບູລີ ເພື່ອຍົກລະດັບດ້ານ ສາທາລະນະສຸກໃຫ້ທັນສະໄໝ

ບໍລິສັດ ລ້ານຊ້າງ ມີເນໂຣນສ໌ ຈຳກັດ (LXML) ມອບຕຶກຜ່າຕັດຫຼັງໃໝ່ ທີ່ໄດ້ມາດຕະຖານເຕັກນິກການແພດ ໃຫ້ແກ່ໂຮງໝໍເມືອງວິລະບູລີ ໃນວັນທີ 15 ພຶດສະພາ 2026 ນີ້, ເພື່ອເປັນຂອງຂວັນຊ່ວຍຍົກລະດັບຄຸນນະພາບຊີວິດ ແລະ ການປິ່ນປົວໃຫ້ແກ່ພໍ່ແມ່ປະຊາຊົນໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ.

ພິທີອັນມີຄວາມໝາຍຄວາມສຳຄັນນີ້ ໄດ້ຮັບກຽດເຂົ້າຮ່ວມເປັນສັກຂີພິຍານໂດຍ ທ່ານ ວາລິຍະ ສີຈັນທອງທິບ, ຮອງເລຂາພັກແຂວງສະຫວັນນະເຂດ; ທ່ານ ສຸກສາຄອນ ໂພທິລາດ, ກໍາມະການພັກແຂວງ, ເລຂາພັກເມືອງວິລະບູລີ; ທ່ານ ດຣ. ຈັນທະລາ ພາມີສິດ, ຫົວໜ້າພະແນກສາທາລະນະສຸກແຂວງ ແລະ ທ່ານ ສະໝານ ອະເນກາ, ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການໃຫຍ່ LXML. ພ້ອມນີ້ ຍັງມີບັນດາຄະນະປະຈຳພັກເມືອງ, ຫົວໜ້າຄະນະຫ້ອງການອ້ອມຂ້າງເມືອງ, ຄະນະອຳນວຍການໂຮງໝໍ, ແພດໝໍ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍພາກສ່ວນທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຢ່າງພ້ອມພຽງ.

ໂຄງການກໍ່ສ້າງຕຶກຜ່າຕັດຫຼັງໃໝ່ນີ້ LXML ລວມມູນຄ່າທັງໝົດ 135,000 ໂດລາສະຫະລັດ, ຊຶ່ງແມ່ນ ບໍລິສັດ ວັດທະນາຄູນຊັບ ກໍ່ສ້າງຄົບວົງຈອນ ຈຳກັດຜູ້ດ່ຽວ ເປັນຜູ້ຮັບເໝົາກໍ່ສ້າງ. ຕຶກດັ່ງກ່າວຖືກອອກແບບ ແລະ ຈັດສັນພື້ນທີ່ການໃຊ້ສອຍໃຫ້ສອດຄ່ອງກັບມາດຕະຖານການແພດຢ່າງຄົບຊຸດ ເຊິ່ງປະກອບມີ: ຫ້ອງຜ່າຕັດທົ່ວໄປ, ຫ້ອງຜ່າຕັດຕິດເຊື້ອ, ຫ້ອງກຽມກ່ອນຜ່າຕັດ, ຫ້ອງພັກຟື້ນ, ຫ້ອງແພດຍາມ, ຫ້ອງປ່ຽນເຄື່ອງຊາຍ-ຍິງ, ຫ້ອງເກັບເຄື່ອງເປື້ອນ, ຫ້ອງຊັກເຄື່ອງ, ຫ້ອງອົບເຄື່ອງ ແລະ ຫ້ອງເກັບເຄື່ອງອະເຊື້ອ ພ້ອມທັງຕິດຕັ້ງລະບົບໄຟຟ້າ ແລະ ນ້ຳປະປາທີ່ມີຄວາມທັນສະໄໝ ແລະ ປອດໄພສູງ.

ໃນພິທີ, ທ່ານ ສະໝານ ອະເນກາ ໄດ້ກ່າວມອບໂຄງການຍຸດທະສາດນີ້ໃຫ້ແກ່ອຳນາດການປົກຄອງເມືອງ ພ້ອມທັງເນັ້ນໜັກເຖິງວິໄສທັດຂອງບໍລິສັດວ່າ LXML ມີຄວາມຕັ້ງໃຈຢ່າງຍິ່ງທີ່ຈະຊ່ວຍຍົກລະດັບພື້ນຖານໂຄງລ່າງດ້ານສາທາລະນະສຸກໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ເພື່ອຫຼຸດຜ່ອນອັດຕາການສົ່ງຕໍ່ຄົນເຈັບໄປໂຮງໝໍແຂວງ ໂດຍສະເພາະແມ່ນການຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນໃນເຂດຫ່າງໄກສອກຫຼີກ ສາມາດເຂົ້າເຖິງການບໍລິການຜ່າຕັດ ແລະ ການປິ່ນປົວສຸກເສີນ ທີ່ທັນເວລາ, ປອດໄພ ແລະ ບໍ່ຕ້ອງເສຍເວລາ ແລະ ຄ່າໃຊ້ຈ່າຍໃນການເດີນທາງໄກ.

ໂອກາດດັ່ງກ່າວ, ທ່ານ ວາລິຍະ ສີຈັນທອງທິບ ໄດ້ຕາງໜ້າໃຫ້ແກ່ພາກລັດ ແລະ ປະຊາຊົນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ກ່າວສະແດງຄວາມຂອບໃຈຢ່າງສູງ ແລະ ຍ້ອງຍໍຊົມເຊີຍຕໍ່ LXML ທີ່ຍາມໃດກໍເຫັນຄວາມສຳຄັນ ແລະ ປະກອບສ່ວນເຂົ້າໃນການພັດທະນາຊີວິດການເປັນຢູ່ຂອງປະຊາຊົນມາໂດຍຕະຫຼອດ. ພ້ອມກັນນັ້ນ, ທ່ານຍັງໄດ້ເນັ້ນໜັກໃຫ້ຄະນະແພດໝໍ ແລະ ບຸກຄະລາກອນທຸກພາກສ່ວນ ຈົ່ງຮ່ວມກັນປົກປັກຮັກສາ, ຄຸ້ມຄອງ ແລະ ນຳໃຊ້ຕຶກຜ່າຕັດຫຼັງນີ້ໃຫ້ເກີດປະໂຫຍດສູງສຸດ ແລະ ຍືນຍົງ ເພື່ອຮັບໃຊ້ສັງຄົມຢ່າງມີປະສິດທິພາບ.

ການມອບຕຶກຜ່າຕັດໃນຄັ້ງນີ້ ຖືເປັນການຢັ້ງຢືນເຖິງຄວາມມຸ່ງໝັ້ນອັນຍາວນານຂອງ LXML ໃນການຮ່ວມມືກັບພາກລັດ ເພື່ອພັດທະນາສັງຄົມ ແລະ ຕອບແທນຜົນປະໂຫຍດຄືນສູ່ທ້ອງຖິ່ນຢ່າງເປັນຮູບປະທຳ ພາຍໃຕ້ຫຼັກການດຳເນີນທຸລະກິດທີ່ມີຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບສູງ, ເຊິ່ງຖືເປັນອີກໜຶ່ງບາດກ້າວສຳຄັນຂອງ LXML ໃນການສ້າງຮອຍຍິ້ມ ແລະ ສຸຂະພາບທີ່ດີໃຫ້ແກ່ຊຸມຊົນຢ່າງແທ້ຈິງ.
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Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, 15 May 2026 – Lane Xang Minerals Limited Company (LXML) has delivered a newly constructed surgical building to Vilabouly District Hospital, supporting efforts to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of public healthcare services for local communities.

The handover ceremony was attended by Mr. Valiya Sichanthongthip, Deputy Party Secretary of Savannakhet Province; Mr. Souksakhone Phothilath, Party Secretary of Vilabouly District; Dr. Chanthala Phameesith, Head of the Savannakhet Provincial Health Department; and Mr. Saman Aneka, Managing Director of LXML. Representatives from district authorities, relevant government offices, the hospital management team, doctors, nurses, and other stakeholders also joined the ceremony.
Valued at US$135,000, the new surgical building is fully funded by LXML, with Vatthana Khounxap Construction Sole Co., Ltd. serving as the construction contractor.

The building is designed to support safe and efficient surgical services in line with medical requirements. It includes a general operating room, an infectious disease operating room, a pre-operative preparation room, a recovery room, an on-call doctor’s room, male and female changing rooms, a soiled linen storage room, a laundry room, a sterilization room, and a sterile storage room. The facility is also equipped with modern electrical and water supply systems to support safe medical operations.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Saman Aneka said the project reflects LXML’s continued commitment to strengthening public health infrastructure in Vilabouly District and improving access to essential medical services for the local community.
“This surgical building will help enhance the capacity of Vilabouly District Hospital to provide timely, safe, and reliable treatment,” Mr. Saman said. “It will also help reduce the need for patient transfers to provincial hospitals, particularly for people in remote communities who may face challenges related to distance, time, and travel costs.”

On behalf of the government and local communities, Mr. Valiya Sichanthongthip expressed appreciation to LXML for its continued contribution to improving livelihoods and supporting public health development in the district. He also encouraged medical staff and relevant authorities to properly manage, maintain, and utilize the new facility to ensure its long-term and sustainable benefits for the community.

The handover of the new surgical building demonstrates LXML’s ongoing partnership with the government in supporting practical and sustainable community development. It also reinforces the company’s commitment to responsible business operations and to delivering long-term benefits to communities around the Sepon Gold and Copper Mine.

 

May 19, 2026
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ວັນທີ 15 ພຶດສະພາ 2026 - ບໍລິສັດ ລ້ານຊ້າງ ມີເນໂຣນສ໌ ຈຳກັດ (LXML) ຍົກລະດັບການພັດທະນາຊຸມຊົນແບບຍືນຍົງ ດ້ວຍການມອບໂຄງການພັດທະນາແບບຊຸມຊົນມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມ ໃນການກໍ່ສ້າງຫົວງານ ແລະ ລະບົບນໍ້າລິນ (ຍອດນໍ້າແກງ) ຢູ່ທີ່ບ້ານກົກໝາກ, ເມືອງ ວິລະບູລີ, ແຂວງ ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ ເພື່ອແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາການຂາດແຄນນໍ້າ ແລະ ສະໜັບສະໜູນການຜະລິດກະສິກຳຢ່າງທົ່ວເຖີງ
ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມພິທີມອບ-ຮັບ ໂຄງການໃນຄັ້ງນີ້ ໂດຍ ທ່ານ ພູວະນາດ ບຸນສີພົມ, ຮອງເລຂາພັກເມືອງ, ປະທານຄະນະກໍາມະການປົກຄອງເມືອງວິລະບູລີ, ທ່ານ ສະໝານ ອະເນກາ, ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການໃຫຍ່ LXML ພ້ອມດ້ວຍຄະນະຫ້ອງການທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງຈາກພາກລັດ, ອຳນາດການປົກຄອງບ້ານ ແລະ ພໍ່ແມ່ປະຊາຊົນຊຸມຊົນບ້ານກົກໝາກ.
ໂຄງການກໍ່ສ້າງຫົວງານ ແລະ ລະບົບນໍ້າລິນດັ່ງກ່າວ ແມ່ນເພື່ອດຶງນໍ້າສະອາດຈາກແຫຼ່ງນໍ້າທຳມະຊາດລົງສູ່ໝູ່ບ້ານ ຊຶ່ງເປັນໜຶ່ງໃນຄວາມພາກພູມໃຈຂອງ LXML ທີ່ໄດ້ເນັ້ນໃສ່ "ການມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມຂອງຊຸມຊົນ" ນັບແຕ່ຂັ້ນຕອນການວາງແຜນ, ການຮ່ວມແຮງຮ່ວມໃຈ, ການປະກອບສ່ວນດ້ານແຮງງານຂອງຊຸມຊົນ ແລະ ວັດສະດຸທ້ອງຖິ່ນເຂົ້າໃນການກໍ່ສ້າງ. ໂຄງການນີ້ມີມູນຄ່າການກໍ່ສ້າງລວມທັງໝົດ 313,570,000 ກີບ, ເຊິ່ງ LXML ເປັນຜູ້ສະໜັບສະໜູນຫຼັກ. ໂຄງການປະກອບມີການກໍ່ສ້າງຫົວງານຮັບນໍ້າ ຂະໜາດ 9 ແມັດ x 1.2 ແມັດ x 1 ແມັດ, ອ່າງເກັບນໍ້າ ຂະໜາດ 4 ແມັດ x 4 ແມັດ x 2.4 ແມັດ ແລະ ລະບົບການຕິດຕັ້ງທໍ່ສົ່ງນໍ້າລິນມີຄວາມຍາວທັງໝົດ 2,500 ແມັດ
ທ່ານ ສະໝານ ອະເນກາ, ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການໃຫຍ່ LXML ໄດ້ກ່າວເຖິງຈຸດປະສົງຂອງໂຄງການນີ້ວ່າ ບໍລິສັດມີຄວາມຕັ້ງໃຈຢ່າງຍິ່ງທີ່ຈະຊ່ວຍແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາການຂາດແຄນນໍ້າອຸປະໂພກ-ບໍລິໂພກ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ພໍ່ແມ່ປະຊາຊົນມີນໍ້າສະອາດຊົມໃຊ້ໃນຊີວິດປະຈຳວັນ, ທັງເປັນການຕອບສະໜອງນໍ້າເຂົ້າສູ່ເນື້ອທີ່ທຳການຜະລິດ ແລະ ກິດຈະກຳກະສິກຳຕ່າງໆ ຂອງຊຸມຊົນ ເພື່ອສ້າງລາຍຮັບ, ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນຄວາມທຸກຍາກ ແລະ ຍົກລະດັບຄຸນນະພາບຊີວິດຂອງປະຊາຊົນໃຫ້ດີຂຶ້ນເລື້ອຍໆຢ່າງຍືນຍົງ.
ການມອບໂຄງການນໍ້າລິນໃນຄັ້ງນີ້ ບໍ່ພຽງແຕ່ເປັນການຢັ້ງຢືນເຖິງຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບຕໍ່ສັງຄົມ ຂອງ LXML ຢູ່ເຂດໂຄງການ ບໍ່ຄຳ-ທອງ ເຊໂປນ ເທົ່ານັ້ນ, ແຕ່ຍັງເປັນການສ້າງສາຍສຳພັນອັນແໜ້ນແຟ້ນລະຫວ່າງ ບໍລິສັດ, ພາກລັດ ແລະ ຊຸມຊົນ ໃນການຮ່ວມມືກັນພັດທະນາທ້ອງຖິ່ນໃຫ້ເຕີບໂຕໄປພ້ອມກັນຢ່າງເຂັ້ມແຂງ.
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Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, 15 May 2026 – Lane Xang Minerals Limited Company (LXML) has delivered a community-based headworks and gravity-fed water system project in Kok Mark Village, Vilabouly District, Savannakhet Province, to help address local water shortages and support sustainable agricultural production.
The handover ceremony was attended by Mr. Phouvanath Bounsiphom, Deputy District Party Secretary and Chairman of the Vilabouly District Administrative Committee; Mr. Saman Aneka, Managing Director of LXML; representatives from relevant government offices; village authorities; and residents of Kok Mark Village.
Valued at LAK 313,570,000, the project was primarily funded by LXML and developed with strong community participation from the planning stage through to construction. Local residents contributed labour and locally available materials, reflecting a practical partnership approach between LXML, the government, and the community.
The project includes the construction of a 9m x 1.2m x 1m water intake headworks, a 4m x 4m x 2.4m water storage tank, and the installation of a 2,500-metre gravity-fed pipeline to channel water from natural sources to the village.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Saman Aneka said the project demonstrates LXML’s continued commitment to helping communities around the Sepon Gold and Copper Mine access reliable drinking water for household use, daily consumption, and agricultural activities.
“This project is designed to help ease water shortages, improve access to clean water, and support local production activities,” Mr. Saman said. “By strengthening water access, we hope to help create income opportunities, reduce poverty, and contribute to the long-term wellbeing of local communities.”
The handover of the Kok Mark Village gravity-fed water system reflects LXML’s ongoing commitment to responsible community development in the Sepon Gold-Copper Mine area. It also strengthens cooperation between LXML, local authorities, and communities in building practical, sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and support rural development.
May 19, 2026
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Lane Xang Minerals Limited Company (LXML) provided financial support totalling 75,000,000 LAK to three local rescue foundations in Vientiane Capital.
Lane Xang Minerals Limited Company (LXML) provided financial support totalling 75,000,000 LAK to three local rescue foundations in Vientiane Capital.
LXML ມອບງົບປະມານ 75 ລ້ານກີບ ຊຸກຍູ້ວຽກງານກູ້ໄພ ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ | LXML Supports Vientiane Rescue Foundations
ບໍລິສັດ ລ້ານຊ້າງ ມີເນໂຣນສ໌ ຈຳກັດ (LXML) ໄດ້ປະກອບສ່ວນງົບປະມານຈຳນວນ 75,000,000 ກີບ ເພື່ອຊຸກຍູ້ວຽກງານ ແລະ ເພີ່ມທະວີຄວາມປອດໄພໃຫ້ແກ່ ມູນນິທິກູ້ໄພ 3 ແຫ່ງ ໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ.
ມອບໂດຍ ທ່ານ ສະໝານ ອະເນກາ, ຜູ້ອໍານວຍການໃຫຍ່, ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ມອບງົບປະມານໃຫ້ອົງການກູ້ໄພແຫ່ງລະ 25,000,000 ກີບ. ປະກອບມີ: ມູນນິທິ ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ ແລະ ບັນເທົ່າທຸກ, ມູນນິທິ ສາຍໃຈ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ ແລະ ສະມາຄົມກູ້ໄພນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ທັງສາມອົງການແມ່ນກຳລັງຫຼັກທີ່ມີບົດບາດສຳຄັນໃນການຕອບໂຕ້ເຫດສຸກເສີນ, ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຜູ້ປະສົບອຸບັດຕິເຫດຕາມທ້ອງຖະໜົນ ແລະ ໃຫ້ບໍລິການກູ້ໄພ-ມະນຸດສະທຳ ແກ່ຊຸມຊົນໃນທົ່ວນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນຢ່າງຕັ້ງໜ້າ.
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Lane Xang Minerals Limited Company (LXML) provided financial support totaling 75,000,000 LAK to three local rescue foundations in Vientiane Capital.
The support was presented by Mr. Saman Aneka, Managing Director of LXML, with each organization receiving 25,000,000 LAK. The beneficiary organizations—the Aid and Relief Foundation, Sai Jai Foundation, and the Vientiane Capital Rescue Association—play important roles in emergency response, road accident assistance, humanitarian support, and community rescue services across Vientiane Capital.
May 14, 2026
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Chifeng Gold Honored to Participate in 65th China-Laos Diplomatic Relations Anniversary Ceremony
Chifeng Gold Honored to Participate in 65th China-Laos Diplomatic Relations Anniversary Ceremony

On 30 April 2026, a reception celebrating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of China-Laos diplomatic relations and the "China-Laos Year of Friendship" was held in Beijing. Lyu Xiaozhao, Vice Chairman of Chifeng Gold, and Zhao Guanghui, General Manager of Lane Xang Minerals Limited Company (LXML), a controlled subsidiary of Chifeng Gold in Laos, were invited to attend.

During the event, Lyu Xiaozhao greeted and demonstrated Laos People's Democratic Republic Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Thongsavanh Phomvihane the recent development of LXML's Sepon Gold and Copper Mine. Lyu noted that as the largest mining enterprise in Laos, the Sepon Mine has maintained stable and sustainable operations since its acquisition by Chifeng Gold, having cumulatively produced over one million ounces of gold. The mine has also created nearly 6,000 local jobs. As of March 2026, LXML has contributed more than US$2 billion to the Laos People's Democratic Republic in taxes, royalties, dividends, and other fees.

Through continuous technological innovation, LXML has steadily improved resource recovery rates. Meanwhile, increased exploration efforts have yielded significant results, with the newly discovered SND gold-copper project laying a solid foundation for the future of the Sepon Mine. The project is expected to deliver the equivalent of "another Sepon Mine" and to significantly extend the mine's life of mine. Lyu emphasized that Chifeng Gold remains firmly committed to further invest in Laos' mining sector.

Deputy Prime Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane fully acknowledged the outstanding contributions made by Chifeng Gold and LXML to Laos' economic development in recent years, and encouraged the Company to continue its deep engagement in Laos, promoting further cooperation and shared economic progress in the mining sector between the two countries.

Lyu Xiaozhao stated that Chifeng Gold will take the 65th anniversary of China-Laos diplomatic relations as a new starting point to expand its footprint in Laos by establishing a green, innovative, and mutual benefiting mining corporation, and to contribute to the creation of a high-standard, high-level China-Laos community with a shared future.

 

Source: Chifeng Gold (see original post)

May 06, 2026
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