-- 索瑪黃金公司（SOMA.V）週三表示，其旗艦礦場科爾德羅礦的運營已在去年的勞工糾紛後趨於穩定，日產量已恢復至計劃水平，達到425-450噸。 該公司表示，正在推進其埃爾巴格雷選礦廠的效率和產能「重大」提升，具體措施是安裝基於感測器的分選技術。預計此舉將使日產量從450噸提高到650-700噸，穩定供應約450噸/天、品位為5.8-6.2克/噸的選礦廠進料，顯著降低每盎司黃金成本，並能夠處理更廣泛的礦石品位。 埃爾利蒙選礦廠的第一階段修復和優化工作已基本完成，目前該廠的日產量約為100噸。該公司預計地下生產將於2026年第三季開始，初期產量約40噸/日。 在奧羅拉礦，爆破許可證的批准有所延遲，但預計將於2026年5月獲得，一支承包採礦隊已進駐現場。 Soma公司預計初期生產交付將於2026年5月或6月初開始。 該公司表示，埃斯孔迪達礦的首期2500公尺鑽探計畫預計將於2026年5月啟動，該計畫將「快速確定」埃斯孔迪達礦脈的走向和向下延伸範圍，並開始量化埃斯孔迪達礦區符合NI 43-101標準的黃金資源量。預計2026年6月恢復生產，初期產量為10-20噸/日，金品位約為9克/噸，到年底將增加至許可的40噸/日。 Soma 已開始實施第三方礦化材料採購計劃，為 El Bagre 選礦廠和 El Limon 選礦廠提供多種原料。預計 2026 年總產量將達到 23,489 盎司黃金當量 (AuEq)，該公司預計年底年均產量將達到 33,756 盎司黃金當量。 「隨著選礦廠性能的提升、Cordero 高品位礦區的開採，以及 Diamantina、Aurora 和 Escondida 礦區近期產量的貢獻，Soma 很快就會迎來強勁的產量擴張期，」Soma Gold 執行長 Geoff Hampson 表示。 “結合我們基於感測器的分選技術以及 Nechi 項目的推進，我們相信公司完全有能力實現到 2028 年年產量達到 6 萬至 6.5 萬盎司的目標。” 該公司股票週二在多倫多證券交易所創業板收盤下跌 8.4%，至 1.74 美元。
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