Gold mining company Nordgold, controlled by Russian businessman Alexei Mordashov, has launched construction of a processing plant – the key facility of the Gross gold mine in the republic of Yakutia, the company said in a statement on April 19. The plan’s projected processing capacity is 12 million tons of ore per year. The company…
The State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use announced an auction for the right to explore geologically a placer gold deposit in Naryn region. At-Bashi 1 deposit is located in At-Bashi district of the region. In 1937 Tajikzoloto trust started prospecting works there. They were resumed in 1943. In the 1980s searches in this…
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…