China hits jackpot with discovery of ‘massive’ gold reserves in Hunan
中国湖南发现“巨量”黄金储量
China has discovered a “massive” new goldfield containing reserves worth tens of billions of dollars in the central province of Hunan, as it steps up efforts to boost domestic reserves of strategic minerals.
中国在中部湖南省发现了一个“巨型”新金矿，储量价值达数百亿美元，这标志着中国加大了增加战略矿产国内储备的努力。
Geologists identified more than 40 new gold veins located less than 2,000 metres (6,560 feet) underground at the Wangu gold mine in Pingjiang county, bringing the total gold resources in the mine’s core area to 300.2 tonnes, the Hunan Provincial Geological Institute said in an online statement on Thursday.
湖南省地质研究院在周四发布的在线声明中表示，地质学家在平江县的万古金矿发现了40多条新金矿脉，这些矿脉位于地下2000米（6560英尺）以内，使得矿区核心地带的黄金资源总量达到了300.2吨。
The new find is classified as a “massive” reserve, with its more than 1,000 tonnes of gold deposits estimated to be worth about 600 billion yuan (US$82.8 billion) based on current market prices, it said.
据称，这一新发现被归类为“巨型”储量，其超过1000吨的黄金储备按当前市场价格估算价值约6000亿元人民币（82.8亿美元）。
