Western Mining Co. Ltd. provided earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2018. According to preliminary statistics of its financial department, the company predicts an increase of RMB 298 million in the net profit belonging to shareholders of the listed company in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the same period of the year before (based on the disclosed statistics according to relevant regulations), with a year-on-year increase of about 745%. The net profit belonging to shareholders of the listed company after excluding extraordinary profit and loss will increase by RMB 303.3 million compared with the same period of the year before (based on the disclosed statistics according to relevant regulations), with a year-on-year increase of about 830%.