LONDON (Bloomberg) ? Griffin Mining Ltd. posted a record first-half profit because of higher production from its Caijiaying zinc mine in China.

Net income was $8.95 million, or 4.71 cents a share, from a net loss of $966,000, or 0.5 cents, a year earlier, the Bermuda-based company said last week. Sales were $15.7 million, from zero.