Russia: gold output up in 2017

Russia’s gold production rose about by 6.8% YoY, to 317.660 tons in 2017, Sergei Kashuba, chairman of the Union of Gold Producers of Russia, said on March 6. Gold producers raised their output by 6.4%, to 254.216 tons in 2017, while by-product gold production gained 11.6%, to 16.459 tons, gold scrap production went up by…

Ukraine: Novogrodovskaya 1-3 and Rossiya mines sold

The Novogrodovskaya 1-3 and Rossiya mines have been sold to a new owner. According to the sources, Valery Atanov, a businessman from Makeevka, represented Eduard Bondarenko, chairman of Donbassenergo, who confirmed his relation to both mines. “By July we are prepared to put a new long face into operation at Novogrodovskaya , which will provide…