After the establishment of the Pingxiang Mine Bureau, a Government Silver Bureau ( 官银号 ), was created to transfer funds and raise capital for the enterprise. Additionally, the Government Silver Bureau also issued a certain amount of silver certificates ( 银钱票 ) and bamboo tallies ( 竹筹 ). The Bureau was profitable and performed quite well. Later the Han-yang Steel Factory, the Daye Iron Ore and the Pingxiang Mine Bureau were merged into the Hanyeping Company, while the financial problems of the Pingxiang Mine Bureau and the Han-yang Steel Factory remained unresolved. After the 1911 revolution, the Pingxiang Mine Bureau and the Hanyeping Company successively lost autonomy and were trapped in increasingly heavier foreign debt. The Pingxiang Government Silver Bureau set a precedent for the joint development of a modern enterprise and financial institution. Although the methods the Government Silver Bureau differed somewhat from those of modern banks, these methods embodied the nature of a transition from traditional to modern.
