In 2017 VTB increased the number of gold-purchasing contracts with the Zabaykalye region enterprises by 32% YoY. The bank concluded agreements to buy 2.9 tons of gold, or 22% of all gold produced in the region. Last year Zabaykalye region yielded 13.2 tons of gold, up by 10% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2017 Mangazeya Mining Ltd LLC produced 24.3 thousand ounces of gold, down by 11.2% YoY. The main reason of the drop is the low gold contents in the ore. Ore mining grew by 2.7%, to 951 thousand tons. Last year gold sales totaled 24.1 thousand ounces, down by 12.3% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
Buryatzoloto, the largest gold-mining company in the Republic of Buryatia and a part of Nordgold, intends to increase investments this year to 2.1 billion rubles, or by 23% YoY. This has to do with the replacement of mining equipment at both of its mines valued at 749 million rubles. 109 million rubles will be spent…
In January-March Highland Gold Mining Limited obtained 59.31 thousand ounces of gold and gold equivalent, down by 9% YoY. This year the company intends to yield 265-275 thousand ounces of gold equivalent. Average gold price in Q1 was $1329 per ounce. Last year gold output at HGM enterprises grew by 4.3% YoY, to 272.3 thousand…
The state enterprise Yakutnedra has sold 5 alluvial gold sites at the auction. The winners were Nord LLC, Zoloto Ynykchana LLC, Charan LLC, Adycha LLC and Drazhnik LLC. In particular, Nord LLC paid 555 thousand rubles for the site at the Severikan brook. Zoloto Ynykchana LLC paid 1.65 million rubles for the site at the…
Highland Gold Mining Ltd has selected a company to design the processing factory at the Kekura deposits in Chukotka. According to the company statement, this is Spb-Gyproshakht LLC. This year HGM plans to start construction of infrastructure at the deposits. In 2019 Kekura will be connected to the grid. The JORC resources of the deposit…
Russian state geological exploration company Rosgeo plans to explore the Paramushir Island, one of the Kuril Islands, and the water area around it in the coming field season searching for mineral deposits, including gold, the Far Eastern department of the company said in a statement on May 4. The company plans to conduct the exploration…
In January-March the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) mined 2.4 tons of gold, up by 27% YoY. This year the region intends to obtain 25 tons of gold. Silver mining in 3 months increased by 88% YoY, to 43.8 tons. The goal for this year is 80 tons of silver. (Ukrainian metal)
