Chinese dominate gold rush
Majestic Pacific Mining secures Ba River prospecting licence amid rising scrutiny over foreign influence in mineral exploration.
Monday 06 October 2025 | 23:00
Eight Chinese-backed companies now operate in Fiji’s mineral resources sector, the largest for any nationality in the industry.
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Another Chinese investor has engaged in Fiji’s mineral resources sector.
Majestic Pacific Mining Pte Ltd is the seventh Chinese-backed company operating in the sector.
It holds the licence for a gold prospect along the Ba River.
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The development comes on the heels of the mysterious entry of Mercurius Mineral Resources Pte Ltd, which was awarded the largest allotment for any single mineral exploration entity in Fiji.
Majestic Pacific applied for a mining tenement at the Ba River Channel last year.
The company is registered to Xinglei Pan, a Chinese national whose initially address was Lot 85, Sunrise Drive, Naisoso, Nadi.
Five months after registration, the address changed to 15 Thompson Crescent, Simla, Lautoka.
The company was registered in 2023, with unpaid shares registered at $300,000. Majestic Pacific operates out of Navoli, Ba.
Majestic Mining special prospecting licence was registered on February 16, 2024.
The other Chinese-backed companies operating the mineral resources sector include:
- Goldbasin Mining Fiji Pte Ltd,
- Aurum Exploration Pte Ltd,
- Ding Jin Mining Ltd, and,
- Vatukoula Gold Mines.
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