At PanAust we value our people we value our local communities safety is our number one priority we respect the environment

About us

PanAust Limited (PanAust) is a growth-oriented company determined to excel.

We maintain a disciplined and Zero Harm approach to how we  manage our business and are driven to create exceptional and sustainable value for our shareholder, people, host Governments and communities. 

We are committed to providing a workplace that is safe and inclusive. We value the multicultural makeup of our workforce and harness this for our ongoing success. 

Message from our MD and CEO

Daling Zheng

PanAust is an internationally recognised and responsible copper and gold mining Company.

Our Zero Harm safety philosophy considers all workplace incidents and injuries preventable. This philosophy underpins and sets the standard for the way we conduct our business and how we care for our people and those we interact with.

We are committed to operating a responsible business. We do this by ensuring our presence and footprint are sustainable through prioritising the positive aspects while reducing the negative impacts of our Operations.

Our collaborative approach to sustainable development encompassing people, planet and prosperity enables us to partner with Government, communities and other key stakeholders to pursue our activities while balancing the global demand for resources.

We have made significant financial and social contributions helping boost the local and national economies and improving the livelihoods of many people and communities. We are proud of our long legacy and our contributions to our people, host communities, governments, and shareholders.

As a testament to the commitment of our people, we look to the future with optimism and confidence. Our people are key to our ongoing success and committed to maintaining the highest standards, working with integrity, and harnessing our strengths to secure our future.

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Our operations

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Our people

PanAust recognises that its employees make the most significant contribution to the success of the business. 

Health and safety is our number one priority

We respect the environment

We value our local communities

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Our locations

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Laos

Laos map

Phu Bia Mining Limited - Laos

7th Floor, Kolao Tower
23 Singha Road
Saysetha District
Vientiane, Lao PDR
PO Box 5559
Vientiane, Lao PDR

E: info@pbm.panaust.com

Brisbane
PanAust Limited

ABN 17 011 065 160

Level 1, 15 James Street
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane QLD 4006

PO Box 2297
Fortitude Valley Business Centre QLD 4006
Australia

T +61 7 3117 2000
F +61 7 3846 4899

info@panaust.com.au

Myanmar

Laos map

PanAust Myanmar (Services) Limited

No. 1805-1806, 18th Floor, Sakura Tower
339 Bogyoke Aung San Road
Kyauktada Township
Yangon
Republic of the Union of Myanmar

E: info@panaust.com.au

Thailand

Laos map

Phu Bia Mining Limited - Thailand

7th Floor, Kolao Tower
23 Singha Road
Saysetha District
Vientiane, Lao PDR
PO Box 5559
Vientiane, Lao PDR

E: info@pbm.panaust.com

Vietnam

Laos map

Phu Bia Mining Limited - Vietnam

7th Floor, Kolao Tower
23 Singha Road
Saysetha District
Vientiane, Lao PDR
PO Box 5559
Vientiane, Lao PDR

E: info@pbm.panaust.com

Chile
Inca de Oro S. A.d

Level 1, 15 James Street
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane QLD 4006

PO Box 2297
Fortitude Valley Business Centre QLD 4006
Australia

T +61 7 3117 2000
F +61 7 3846 4899
info@panaust.com.au

Laos

Laos map

Phu Bia Mining Limited - Laos

7th Floor, Kolao Tower
23 Singha Road
Saysetha District
Vientiane, Lao PDR
PO Box 5559
Vientiane, Lao PDR

E: info@pbm.panaust.com

Brisbane

PanAust Limited

ABN 17 011 065 160

Level 1, 15 James Street
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane QLD 4006

PO Box 2297
Fortitude Valley Business Centre QLD 4006
Australia

T +61 7 3117 2000
F +61 7 3846 4899

info@panaust.com.au

Myanmar

Laos map

PanAust Myanmar (Services) Limited

No. 1805-1806, 18th Floor, Sakura Tower
339 Bogyoke Aung San Road
Kyauktada Township
Yangon
Republic of the Union of Myanmar

E: info@panaust.com.au

Vietnam

Laos map

Phu Bia Mining Limited - Vietnam

7th Floor, Kolao Tower
23 Singha Road
Saysetha District
Vientiane, Lao PDR
PO Box 5559
Vientiane, Lao PDR

E: info@pbm.panaust.com

Thailand

Laos map

Phu Bia Mining Limited - Thailand

7th Floor, Kolao Tower
23 Singha Road
Saysetha District
Vientiane, Lao PDR
PO Box 5559
Vientiane, Lao PDR

E: info@pbm.panaust.com

Chile

Inca de Oro S. A.d

ABN 17 011 065 160

Level 1, 15 James Street
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane QLD 4006

PO Box 2297
Fortitude Valley Business Centre QLD 4006
Australia

T +61 7 3117 2000
F +61 7 3846 4899
info@panaust.com.au

Mr Lei Feng

Non Executive Director
MBA, FCCA

Mr Lei Feng has over 20 years of financial management experience in various sectors including printing, packaging, shipbuilding, grain trading, mining and finance.

Mr Feng began his career in 2004 as a Financial Accountant at C & C Joint Printing Co., (Guangdong) Ltd., after completing a Masters of Business Administration degree between 2002 and 2004 at Sun Yat-Sen University.

After five years, in 2009, Mr Feng was appointed as Financial and Executive Manager at Heshan Innopak Co., Ltd. Since 2013, Mr Feng has held senior financial positions with various Guangdong state-owned companies regulated under the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.

In 2013, Mr Feng took up a new appointment as Financial Controller, at Guangxin Shipbuilding and Heavy Industry Co., Ltd and was appointed in 2016, as the Financial Controller with Donlink Group Co., Ltd.

In 2018, Mr Feng joined Guangdong Rising Holdings Group Co. Ltd., (GRHG) as the Deputy General Manager of the Finance Department and later in 2020 he was appointed as General Manager of Finance. In early 2022, Mr Feng took on his current position of General Manager of Guangdong Rising Investment Development Co., Ltd, with GRHG.

Mr Feng became a Non-executive Director of the PanAust Limited Board of Directors on 10 May 2022.

Mr Daling Zheng

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
MCom, MBA, PGDip

Mr Daling Zheng is PanAust Limited’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He has 20 years of experience in asset management and investment in China and internationally and holds a Master of Commerce (Applied Finance) from the University of Queensland, an MBA from Murdoch University, and a postgraduate diploma from the Queensland University of Technology.

Prior to joining PanAust Limited, Daling worked for Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonferrous Metal Co. where he was involved in mergers, acquisitions, and the asset management of international mines.

Daling’s previous experience includes as an investment approval officer in the Investment Management Committee of the China Ping An Group where he was responsible for the acquisition of global-listed companies and commercial banks, underwriting, investing in corporate bonds, and participating in Moody and Standard & Poor’s credit rating on Ping An Group. He has also been responsible for corporate banking at the China Minsheng Bank, and was an analyst in the energy and nonferrous metal industry at CITIC Futures.

Daling was appointed an Executive Director of PanAust Limited on 27 August 2018, Chief Financial Officer on 15 January 2019 and Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 23 July 2020. In 2022 Daling was appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of PanAust Limited.

Mr Shu Yao

Chairman
BEng, MBA

Mr Shu Yao is a Mining Engineer with over 30 years’ of experience in mining operations and management.

Mr Yao joined Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet’s (Nonfemet) Fankou Mine – one of the largest lead and zinc producing mines in Asia – in 1989 as a Mining Technician. He would later serve as the Mining Manager, General Manager of the Mining Department, and Assistant General Manager during his 26 year tenure with the Mine.

In 2015, Mr Yao transitioned to work directly for Nonfemet as the Assistant President; General Manager of the Mineral Resource Department. While with the Company, Mr Yao would go on to hold the roles of Deputy President and Director, and Executive Deputy President and Director.

In 2020, Mr Yao transitioned to his current role of Chairman of Guangdong Rising Investment Development Co. Ltd; a first tier subsidiary of Guangdong Rising Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

Mr Yao became the Chairman of PanAust Limited on 11 May 2021.