In January-March Chukotka yielded 5.323 tons of gold, down by 5% YoY. Silver output totaled 27.5 tons. Chukotka Mining and Geological Company, a part of Kinross Gold, was the leader in gold mining, having obtained 2.408 tons, up by 86.9 kg YoY. Silver output reached 24.586 tons. Rudnik Karalveyem (Auramine Resources) mined 403.8 kg of…
The protesters have burned down the laboratory, warehouses and office building on the territory of the Chinese company GL Makmal Developing, the management of the enterprise reported. According to them, the residents of Toguz-Toro district stay on the territory of the company, while the employees were evacuated. “We are not aware of the demands of…
In early 2018 Chinese TBEA received the license to start developing the Verkhniy Kumarg deposits. In 2013 the company obtained a license to work at the Duoba deposits. Both deposits are situated in Sogdiy region. According to sources, the company has the right to develop the deposits until it reimburses all the funds spent to…
Far East PGO, a part of Rosgeologia, starts prospecting for gold at the Solovievskaya territory in Amur region. The prospecting will last for 3 years, from Q2 2018 till Q4 2020. The total size of the territory is 270 square km. (Ukrainian metal)
Residents of Toguz-Toro district of Jalal-Abad region hold a rally and set a gold-processing plant under construction on fire. About 3,000 people took part in the protest. “The main requirement of the local residents is to close the plant as it is harmful to the environment. At the moment, other people are joining the protest,»…
Buryatzoloto, the largest gold-extracting company in the Republic of Buryatia, intends to increase gold reserves at its Irokinda and Kholbinsky mines in 2018 by 4.2 tons. As of early 2018 the company balanced reserves amount to 18.7 tons. To increase the reserves, this year the company will have to drill 112 km of shafts, investing…
Okhta GGK LLC, a part of Polymetal, has started developing the Khotorchan gold ore deposits in Khabarosvk territory. The first ore was mined on March 31. The deposits reserves will become the raw materials base for the Khakanjinskaya gold-extracting factory. The Khotorchan CC2 reserves are estimated at 839 kg, and forecast resources (R1) at 5…
In January-March Irkutsk region yielded 3259.2 kg of gold, up by 34% YoY. Ore gold accounted for 3258.6 kg. In particular, Polyus Verninskoye extracted 1605.8 kg, Vysochaishiy – 1102 kg, Druza LLC – 180.8 kg and Ugakhan LLC – 370 kg. Alluvial gold output totaled 0.6 kg, all obtained by Lenzoloto enterprises. In January-February gold…
