Several dozen workers of a Siberian gold mine belonging to gold producer Uzhuralzoloto agreed to end their strike after a promise to increase wages, a Labor Ministry official said on May 18. “A decision to raise coefficients from 0.3 to 0.7 to rippers and to 0.5 to time workers was taken during negotiations with the…
In January-April Azerbaijan produced 372.1 kg of gold, down by 37.7% YoY. According to the State Statistics Committee, as of May 1 gold stocks reached 3.4 kg. Azerbaijan also produced 109.7 kg of silver, down by 5.7% YoY. As of May 1 silver stocks were 15.9 kg. (Ukrainian metal)
Gold mining companies of Amur region obtained 6.182 tons of gold in January-April. Ore gold constituted the main share. Only Priisk Solovievsky has started obtaining alluvial gold. “We see a positive dynamics this year. Gold output has increased by 1.2 tons YoY. The growth has been provided by Petropavlovsk state enterprise mines Pokrovsky, Pioneer, Malomyr…
Presidential envoy to the Siberian Federal District Sergei Menyailo has urgently departed for the Zabaikalsky region, where miners began a strike on May 18, a regional information center said in a statement. The Yugo-Zapadnaya gold mine, belonging to Darasunsky Rudnik, saw 81 workers refusing to leave the mine because of alleged wage arrears for April.…
The Polyarnaya artel plans to obtain 250-270 kg of alluvial gold in Chukotka this season. “We haven’t started operations yet, as the snow covers the sites, and there is no water. Sand washing will start in June. We expect the growth of output at the level of 30-50 kg”, the company chief geologist Ananiy Solomchuk…
In the first three months of 2017, Kumtor Gold Company produced 127,400 ounces or 3962.59 kg of gold and contributed more than 2.2 billion soms in taxes and mandatory payments. Gold production for the first quarter of 2017 was 127,400 ounces compared to 86,444 ounces of gold in the comparative period of 2016. The increase…
In January-April subsoil users of Magadan region mined 5012 kg of gold, up by 52% YoY. The region has also started working on the alluvial gold. In particular Susumanzoloto yielded 100 kg of gold. According to Kolyma governor Vladimir Pecheniy, this year the region intends to yield 30.5 tons of gold, up by 10% YoY,…
In the current washing season Plamya intends to get 450 kg of gold. Last year the company yielded 379 kg. The growth will be reached thanks to the third licensed site put into operation. In addition to Sildigir and Sygynakh in Yakutia, the company will also wash for gold in Komagin. According to the company…