Anhui: Strive to increase gold reserves by more than 5% by 2027.

The Anhui Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology recently openly solicited opinions from the public on the "Implementation Plan for the High-Quality Development of Anhui Province's Gold Industry." It mentions that by 2027, the gold resource volume will increase by more than 5%, achieving a virtuous cycle where the exploration of new resources exceeds production consumption; the production capacity of gold mines will expand by more than 10%, with large and medium-sized mines accounting for over 70% and gold production increasing by over 5%; 1 group with a capacity of 25 tons and 1 company with a capacity of 10 tons will be added, with the number of ton-gold enterprise groups reaching 5 or more; key common technologies and equipment for exploration, mining, selection, and metallurgy such as deep exploration and mining, cyanide-free gold extraction, etc. will be rapidly applied, and the level of mining recovery rate, selection recovery rate, and comprehensive utilization rate of associated minerals will be effectively increased, with the comprehensive utilization rate of solid waste reaching over 35%.