In 2017 Russia increased gold output by 7.9% YoY. According to the Rosstat, silver production dropped by 0.6%. In December 2017 gold output grew by 1.3% YoY, while silver – fell by 4.6%. At the same time gold output growth was 2.5% MoM and silver – 45.7%. (Ukrainian metal)
Lydian Armenia announced on January 24 that Lydian International’s Amulsar Gold Mine in Armenia has been pre-operationally certified in compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (ICMC/Cyanide Code). Lydian’s Amulsar Project is the first project worldwide to receive Pre-operational certification since revisions to the Code, published in 2016 – following amendments to the Code, and…
The increase in gold output will positively influence the economy of the Magadan region, the Council of the Federation member Anatoly Shirokov believes. In 2016 the region was one of the 3 largest gold producers in Russia. Last year Magadan region obtained 32.95 tons of gold, up by 18.2% YoY. The gold-extracting industry provides a…
In 2018 gold-extracting companies of Yakutia intend to get 24.5 tons of gold, up by 2.1% YoY. In 2017 output grew by 1.5% YoY because of the commissioning of the gold-extracting factory at Ryabinoviy Mining and Processing Works (Seligdar) and Drazhniy GOK (Taryn Gold-Ore Company), as well as the start of Neryungri-Metallic LLC operations at…
In 2017 Trevozhnoye Zarevo, a part of Trans Siberian Gold Plc, mined 198 thousand tons of ore at the Asachinskoye gold-bearing deposits in Kamchantka. Gold output totaled 1217.7 kg, up by 8.1% YoY. In 2016 the company mined 1126 kg of gold. This year Trevozhnoye Zarevo will continue increasing output. In particular, it plans to…
A new large deposit of gold ore has been discovered in the Rakhov district of Zakarpatye region. According to estimates, the reserves are 2.4 tons of gold. The only operating gold deposit in Ukraine is the Muzhievskoye. It has 55 tons of gold, and 1 million tons of zinc and lead, valued at around $3.8…
The State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use of the Kyrgyz Republic put up the right for geological exploration of two deposits of alluvial gold for auction. Bash-Nura and Chetke-Archalu fields in Naryn district were put up for auction. It is noted that in the 1930s and 1940s, a part of them was developed…
In 2017 Kazakhstan produced 85029 kg of gold, up by 13.8% YoY. According to the Ministry of the national economy, silver output dropped by 10.8%, to 1058605 kg. (Ukrainian metal)
