據路透社4月14日波哥大報道，一家行業協會周二表示，在煤炭、黃金和鎳產量增加以及外國直接投資的推動下，哥倫比亞的采礦業有望在2021年恢復15%，預計外國直接投資將增加近兩倍，達到27億美元。

　　"我們預計采礦業今年年底將復蘇約15%，復蘇的標志是煤炭產量提高......并受到新的金礦和銅礦項目的推動，"哥倫比亞礦業協會（ACM）主席胡安-卡米洛-納里諾在一次虛擬新聞發布會上說。

　　該協會表示，除了提高煤炭產量和新項目外，復蘇還將受益于基礎設施工程的重啟以及對翡翠等奢侈品需求的上升。

　　Narino表示，今年該行業面臨的主要挑戰包括推進勘探政策以吸引更大的投資，恢復之前的煤炭生產水平，以及尋找主要在亞洲的新煤炭市場。

　　Narino稱，在去年產量下降40％至4950萬噸后，哥倫比亞礦業協會已將今年的煤炭產量目標定為6000萬噸。

　　該協會表示，黃金的產量目標已從去年的153萬金衡盎司提高到178萬金衡盎司。

　　一金衡盎司重約31.1克，而一普通盎司重略高于28.3克。

　　Narino補充道，預計2021年鎳產量為4萬噸，高于2020年的3.6萬噸。他預測今年鎳的出口額為107億美元。

　　沈韓曄 摘譯自 路透社

　　原文如下：

　　Colombia's mining sector to recover 15 per cent in 2021

　　Colombia's mining sector is expected to recover 15 per cent in 2021, propelled by greater production of coal, gold and nickel and direct foreign investment, which is expected to almost triple to $2.7 billion, an industry association said on Tuesday.

　　"We expect the mining sector will finish this year recovering some 15 per cent, a recovery marked by better coal production ... and boosted by new gold and copper projects," Juan Camilo Narino, president of the Colombian Mining Association (ACM), said in a virtual press conference.

　　As well as improving coal production and new projects, the recovery will also benefit from the restarting of infrastructure works and rising demand for luxury goods such as emeralds, the association said.

　　This year the industry's main challenges include promoting exploration policies to attract larger investments, restoring previous coal production levels, and finding new coal markets, mainly in Asia, Narino said.

　　The ACM has set a coal production target this year of 60 million tonnes, after output fell 40 per cent to 49.5 million tonnes last year, Narino said.

　　The production target for gold has been set at 1.78 million troy ounces, up from 1.53 million troy ounces last year, the association said.

　　A troy ounce weighs around 31.1 grams, while a regular ounce weighs just over 28.3 grams.

　　Nickel production of 40,000 tonnes is expected in 2021, up from 36,000 tonnes in 2020, Narino added. He forecast nickel exports of $10.7 billion this year.