Reserves of the Smolinskaya mine, a part of Vostochniy Mining and Processing Works, at the Vatutinskoye uranium deposit are below 1.4 thousand tons.
The mine is expected to have finished operation at the deposits in 3-5 years.
At present VostGOK operates at 4 uranium deposits: Vatutinskoye, Michurinskoye, Central and Novokonstaninovskoye. The first three have been in operation for 27-40 years.
In 2012 VostGOK forecast the following uranium concentrate yield at the Vatutinskoye deposits: 420 tons in 2012, 390 in 2013, 340 in 2014, 335 in 2015, 315 in 2016, 275 in 2017, 265 in 2018, 250 in 2019 and 210 tons in 2020. (Ukrainian metal)
