Maaden, Saudi Arabia’s flagship mining company, has discovered “significant” gold resource potential south of the existing Mansourah Massarah gold mine.

沙特阿拉伯的旗舰矿业公司Maaden在现有的mansouah Massarah金矿以南发现了“巨大的”黄金资源。

The potential find, along a 100 km stretch, was the first under an extensive exploration programme launched in 2022, the company said in a statement.

该公司在一份声明中表示，这是2022年启动的广泛勘探计划下的第一个潜在发现，沿着100公里的延伸。

Samples showed the presence of high-grade gold deposits of 10.4 grams per tonne and 20.6 grams per tonne in two random¹ drilling sites 400 metres from and under Mansourah Massarah, indicating a high density² of gold was found in the ore tested from those locations.

样本显示，在距离Mansourah Massarah 400米和下方的两个随机钻探地点，存在每吨10.4克和每吨20.6克的高品位金矿，表明在这些地点测试的矿石中发现了高密度的黄金。

Mansourah Massarah’s gold resources stood at almost seven million ounces by the end of 2023, with a yearly nameplate production capacity of 250,000 ounces.

到2023年底，Mansourah Massarah的黄金资源接近700万盎司，年生产能力为25万盎司。

The mining company operates 17 mines and exports to more than 30 countries.

该公司经营着17座矿山，产品出口到30多个国家。