According to the minister of natural resources and ecology of the Magadan region Vladimir Mitkin, over 1.7 tons of gold and 38 tons of silver will be mined in Stednekansk district this year.
“As of May 1 the district has already mined over 1150 kg of ore gold and around 11 tons of ore silver”, he said.
1085.6 kg of gold and 1.9 tons of silver at the Olcha deposits were mined by Omolonsk Gold-mining Company, 47.1 kg of gold and 9 tons of silver – at Arylakh deposits by Serebro Magadana, and 17.7 kg of gold and over 5 kg of silver – around Stolbovskaya site by Dyuanel LLC. (Ukrainian metal)