Several Albanian-language media outlets have published articles with a claim that inaccurately presents the findings of a report on the presence of gold in the underground of the village of Slivove, in the municipality of Pristina.
The article in these media outlets was published with the claim that 640 thousand tons of gold have been discovered in this region.
"British company announces that there are 640 thousand tons of gold at the exit of Pristina", are the headlines published in several media outlets, whose articles present the findings of a study by the British mining exploration company "Western Tethyan Resources".
However, the company's publication does not provide the same figures. It states that 640 tons of ore with gold extraction potential have been discovered, not pure gold.
Links to some examples of publications from some Kosovar media in the Albanian language:
From what is seen in the claims made through these headlines, it is understood that the authors of the articles have not fully analyzed the published data of the report of the British company "Western Tethyan Resources". (see here report)
In the section where they explain the potential for gold resources in the subsoil of this region, the report states:
The main zone at Slivova has compliant defined resources (NI 43-101) of 640 kt @ 4,8 g/t gold for 98,700 ona.
So, this report states that in the Slivovo region it is predicted that there are 640 kt (kilotons) or 640 thousand tons of ore with the potential to contain 4.8 g/t (grams of gold per ton).
The density of gold ore is measured in grams per ton, or g/t. (see here description of the abbreviation “g/t”)
From the calculation we have made, it turns out that, from 640 thousand tons with the presence of 4.8 grams of gold per ton of mineral, a total of about 2.800 kg of pure gold can be extracted.
Analyze:
Several Albanian-language media outlets have published articles claiming that 640 tons of gold have been discovered in the village of Slivove in the municipality of Pristina.
Based on the report published by the British mining exploration company "Western Tethyan Resources", it is stated that “The core area at Slivova has in-line defined resources (NI 43-101) of 640 kt @ 4,8 g/t gold for 98,700 oz.".
According to this report, the Slivovo region is expected to have 640 kt (kilotons) or 640 thousand tons of minerals with the potential to contain 4.8 g/t (grams of gold per ton).
So, it's not about 640 thousand tons of gold, but minerals with gold extraction potential and not pure gold.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses these articles published by Albanian-language media as "Unverified Content".
Reasoning:
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.