Kyrgyzstan: gold export down in Q1 2021

In January-March, Kyrgyzstan exported 2.448 tons of gold valued at $140.3 million as opposed to 4.183 tons at $212.9 million in Q1 2020. In 2020, the state already expected the decrease in gold output. According to the Ministry of Economy, this year Kumtor will decrease output by 4.3% mostly due to lower gold content in…

Russia: gold output down in Q1 2021

In January-March, Russia produced 58.02 tons of gold, down by 4.6% YoY. The share of extracted gold was 80.7%, or 46.85 tons, down by 2.6%. Amur region demonstrated the largest drop – to 3.8 tons from 6.6 tons in Q1 2020. Krasnoyarsk region produced the most gold – 11.8 tons, up by 0.6%, followed by…

Russia: Orsu Metals not to buy Aleksandrovskiy GOK

The British Orsu Metals, developing the Sergeyevskiy gold ore deposit in Zabaikalskiy region, has backed out of buying the Rudnik Aleksandrovskiy, which develops a deposit with the same name in the region. The companies earlier had a deal to sell the Aleksandrovskiy Mining and Processing Works. Moreover, the Sergeyevskoye ore was even processed at the…