中國日報網7月24日電 據加拿大媒體Mining報道，世界第三大金礦開采公司，南非AngloGold Ashanti公司近日宣布，今后8年計劃在幾內亞投資4億美元，開采幾內亞Siguiri地區的金礦。
Siguiri是幾內亞著名的金礦儲量十分豐富的地區，AngloGold Ashanti金礦公司計劃在幾內亞年出產30萬盎司金礦。
在幾內亞Siguiri金礦區項目中，AngloGold 公司占股85%，幾內亞政府占干股15%。
Siguiri位于幾內亞北部偏遠地區，距離首都科納克里850公里。該地區金礦儲量十分豐富。
AngloGold 公司總部位于南非約翰內斯堡，該公司在9個國家擁有17座金礦，2015年共生產400萬盎司黃金。
AngloGold 公司在美國紐約證券交易所上市，目前在紐交所的市值為81億美元。
駐幾內亞使館經商處
2016年7月23日
AngloGold Ashanti, the world's third largest gold producer in terms of output, is ready to invest over $400 million in Guinea over the next several years, a source at the government of the West African nation told Reuters.
"Initially, they will invest $117 million and they will add an additional $294 million" over eight years according to a senior official at the Guinea's ministry of mines.
AngloGold already owns the Siguiri mine, a 300,000 ounces per year producer, in the country. AngloGold holds an 85% interest in Siguiri with the balance of 15% being held by the Government of Guinea.
The operation is a multiple open-pit oxide gold mine in the relatively remote district of Siguiri, around 850km by road, north-northeast of the country’s capital, Conakry. The government official hinted that some of the investment could go towards underground expansion. According to AngloGold the area surrounding Siguiri has significant potential for gold mining and has long been an area of traditional artisanal mining.
AngloGold owns 17 mines mines in nine countries, and the Johannesburg-based miner produced just under 4 million ounces last year. Like its peers, shares in Anglogold has been on a tear with the counter surging 152% in value this year. AngloGold is worth $8.1 billion on the NYSE, trading at its highest levels since mid-2014.
