Dragon Mining has announced a record half-yearly net profit of $21.3 million (including $8.9 million profit on the sale of its 20 per cent interest in the Zara Gold Project in Eritrea), against a loss of $6.6 million a year ago. Revenue for the June half has also increased for the fifth consecutive year, up 20 per cent to $49.3 million from $40.9 million, and operations in Sweden and Finland continued to generate solid returns for the company.