西威茨矿业公司在15年内开通了南非首个新的地下金矿, 2026年3月17日生产黄金. West Wits Mining launched South Africa’s first new underground gold mine in 15 years, producing gold on March 17, 2026.

威斯矿业公司在南非高省的Qala Shallows地下矿生产了第一颗黄金, 这是该国15年来首个新的运营性地下金矿. West Wits Mining has produced its first gold from the Qala Shallows underground mine in South Africa’s Gauteng province, marking the country’s first new operational underground gold mine in over 15 years. 这一里程碑是在2026年3月17日实现的,涉及Sibanye-Stillwater在埃祖灵木工厂根据收费处理协议加工矿石,使西威特斯能够绕过主要基础设施成本. The milestone, achieved on March 17, 2026, involved processing ore at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Ezulwini plant under a toll-treatment agreement, allowing West Wits to bypass major infrastructure costs. 这座矿是维特沃特斯兰德盆地项目的第一阶段, 拥有符合JORC的724万司每4.0克. The mine is the first phase of the Witwatersrand Basin Project, which holds a JORC-compliant resource of 7.24 million ounces at 4.0 grams per tonne. 该项目位于历史悠久的中兰金矿区, 计划在18个月内达到每年20万司稳定状态产量, 有望持续20至25年的采矿寿命. Located in the historically rich Central Rand goldfield, the project aims to reach steady-state production of 200,000 ounces annually within 18 months, with a potential 20- to 25-year mine life.