周二，2009年9月8日

约翰内斯堡（路透社）- 尽管因电力短缺去年南非黄金生产下降，南非2009年第2季度黄金产量年比仍下降9.3%。

南非矿业部周二在一份声明中说，2009年第2季度黄金生产比第1季度上升0.4%至51634公斤。

南非矿业部说它已经修正上调了2008年最后一个季度、2008年全年和2009年第1季度黄金生产的数字。

2008年第4季度，黄金生产从55241.5公斤上调至55665.5公斤，2008年全年，黄金生产从220127.3公斤上调至220551.3公斤。

2009年第1季度，黄金生产从49713.6公斤上调至51411.4公斤。

因为电力短缺与品位下降，南非2008年总体黄金生产跌至86年来的最低点，导致南非黄金生产落后于中国和美国位居世界第3。

西汉志：郑鹏

South African gold production falls 9.3% in Q2

The year-on-year decline comes on the back of lower production in 2008 as a result of power cuts.

Posted:  Tuesday , 08 Sep 2009

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - 

South Africa's gold output fell 9.3% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2009, despite being measured against lower gold production in the same period last year when output fell due to a power shortage.

South Africa's Chamber of Mines said in a statement on Tuesday production rose 0.4% quarter-on-quarter to 51,634 kg in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the first quarter of the year.

The Chamber of Mines said it had revised upwards production numbers for the last quarter of 2008, for 2008 as a whole and for the first quarter of 2009.

For the fourth quarter of 2008, the output was revised to 55,665.5 kg from 55,241.5, while for 2008, production was revised to 220,551.3 kg from 220,127.3 kg.

For the first quarter of 2009, output was revised to 51,411.4 kg from 49,713.6 kg.

South Africa's overall gold output in 2008 fell to its lowest level in 86 years due to the power shortage and dwindling grades, which lowered it to the world's number three producer behind China and the United States.