In January-March Russia decreased output of raw and semi-refined gold, or gold powder by 1.6% YoY. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics (Rosstat), in March gold output dropped by 7.1% YoY, but increased by 1.7% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-March Priisk Solovievsky mined 220 kg of gold in Amur region, down by 13.6% YoY. All the gold was obtained from the Solovievskoye deposits. This year the company intends to have mined 1 ton of gold there. Thus, so far the company annual target is 22% fulfilled. Alluvial gold extraction will start in the…
In January-March Poluys increased gold output by 13% YoY, to 507 thousand ounces. At the same time the output dropped from 580 thousand ounces in October-December 2017 due to the decrease in alluvial manufacture. Ore output reached 8.821 million tons, down by 12% QoQ, but up by 2% YoY. Sales revenue totaled $608 million, down…
In Q1 Khabarovsk region obtained 3519.6 kg of ore gold and 12.8 tons of silver, up by 8.4%, but down by 5.5% YoY respectively. This year the region intends to yield 23450 kg of gold, up by 1.3% YoY. Alluvial gold season will start in May, so at present only ore gold is mined. Last…
In 2017 the VTB bank purchased 10.7 tons of gold from extractors in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Last year the gold miners of the region received 750 million rubles to prepare for the season within the loan program, up by 53% YoY. VTB is a leader in Russian gold purchases. (Ukrainian metal)
As of April 1, the gold-extracting companies of Magadan region mined 3933 kg of ore gold, with 1417 kg obtained in March. Silver output in three months totaled 163.9 tons. Gold mining increased by 11% YoY, while that of silver dropped by 8.3%. The decrease has to do with the scheduled drop of output at…
In Q1 Zabaykalye region yielded 929 kg of gold, up by 17% YoY. Tungsten concentrate output totaled 215.54 tons. Zinc and lead concentrate manufacture reached 13822.54 tons and 8091.45 thousand tons respectively. Coal mining totaled 5655 tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Personal belongings of employees were stolen from the territory of the Chinese enterprise GL Makmal Developing at Makmal. According to the company, all the employees of the enterprise have started working, but the Chinese investors do not yet know at whose expense the burned objects will be restored. It is known that the government and…