Belarusian specialists are busy doing geological prospecting work for the sake of gold extraction in Sudan, Belarusian Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Andrei Khmel reported on July 19. The agreement on inviting Belarusian specialists to search for and extract gold in Sudan was reached as Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko visited the country. “A…
Omsuchanskaya gold-extracting factory has processed 20 million tons of ore and commissioned its second thickener. Omsuchanskaya Factory is the main processing center of the Dukat hub of Serebro Magadana, a part of Polymetal. In addition to the Dukat ore the factory processes ore from the Galtssovoye, Lunnoye and Verkneye Menkeche deposits. In 16 years of…
Rosgeologia has finished the planned complex of gold ore prospecting works within the Kakadurskoye ore zone. In particular, the enterprise has discovered three ore bodies of up to 11 meters with the gold contents of 3.8 g per ton, silver – 14.4 g per ton, copper – 1%, zinc – 5.27% and lead – 1.59%.…
Since 2012 Kumtor Gold Company (KGC) has received claims from various Kyrgyz regulatory authorities seeking compensation of $465 million, the company’s annual Environment and Sustainability Report 2017 says. Centerra and KGC believe that such claims are without merit and have vigorously defended such claims in the Kyrgyz Republic courts and in international arbitration. In September…
In January-June an overall production of unwrought gold and semi-processed gold or in powder form reached 44,965 kg, up by 8.4% YoY, Statistics Committee of the National Economy Ministry of Kazakhstan reports. In the accounting period gross output of unwrought and semi-processed silver or in the powder form made 494,145 kg, down by 9.3%. (Kazinform/Ukrainian…
Kumtor Gold Company has released the Environment and Sustainability Report for 2017. The report is published to inform the governmental authorities, non-governmental sector and the general public about the environmental performance at the Kumtor mine and measures taken by the company to protect the environment. The publication of the report is a voluntary initiative of…
Russia’s production of finished, semi-finished, and powdered gold fell by 13% YoY but rose by 26.5% MoM in June, the Federal State Statistics Service said in a report. In January-June gold production decreased by 1.2% YoY. Previously, absolute figures on production of non-ferrous metals were a state secret. The figures are no longer classified, but…
In January-June Magadan region extracted 13.4 tons of gold, including 4.3 tons of alluvial gold and 9.1 tons of ore gold. Silver output reached 359 tons. Gold output increased by 14.5% YoY. At the same time silver manufacture demonstrated a slight decrease – by 2.7%. This year the region intends to yield 37 tons of…