Russian state geological exploration company Rosgeo has won a contract to explore ore gold on the Spokoininskoye deposit in the republic of Yakutia with a bid of 160 million rubles. The works must be completed before 2021. The resource estimate is 40 tons of ore gold under the P2 category under the Russian industrial standards.…
Pavlik Gold estimates the cost of scaling up production of an ore enrichment plant at the Pavlik deposit at 15.5 billion rubles. “A significant increase of the reserves will allow us to raise capacity of the ore enrichment plant to more than 10 million tons of ore and more than 12 tons of gold per…
The proposal by Chaarat Gold to acquire Kumtor does not provide sufficient benefits to Centerra, CIBC analytics said. As the organization notes, analysis suggests that the proposal does not provide sufficient benefits to Centerra, given its future funding obligations, despite improving the geopolitical risk profile. According to the analytics, the sale of Kumtor will significantly…
In January-May Kazakhstan produced 36621 kg of raw and semi-raw gold (powder), up by 7.2% YoY. According to the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of national economy, silver output, on the other hand, dropped by 7.7%, to 410532 kg. (Ukrainian metal)
Far East Development Corporation and Amur Hydrometallurgical Works LLC have signed an agreement to process gold at the Komsomolsk territory of rapid development. The company intends to create the first in Russia hydrometallurgical complex to process refractory (rebellious) and twice-refractory gold and silver-containing concentrates, using the technique of the pressure oxidation. The project is estimated…
The development of Ishtamberdi gold field in Ala-Buka district was suspended, the Department of Internal Affairs for Jalal-Abad region reported. According to its data, a commission came to the site after the rally of local residents, which found minor shortcomings in the development of the field. In addition, a criminal case was initiated under the…
In January-May Amur region obtained 7337.7 kg of gold, down by 13% YoY. Silver is not mined in the region. The decrease in the output has to do with the drop of manufacture at Petropavlovsk and Nordgold assets. 6551.6 kg accounted for ore gold. Alluvial season started in May, and as of June 1, 786.1…
Without more investment in the mining industry, mineral production in the Kyrgyz Republic will decline over the next decade, report by the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving countries’ governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development, says. As the author of the report “An Economic…