Belarus has plans to sign a concession agreement for the development of a precious metals deposit which contains platinum group metals among others, Sergei Mamchik, the director of the geology department at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Protection, said. The specialist explained that one of the deposits discovered in Belarus contained precious metals,…
In 2016 the Kamchatka Krai registered an increase in precious metals mining. “The precious metals mining is one of the most prosperous mining activities in the region. The active development of the industry allowed us to mine 373 kg of platinum, 6.329 tons of gold and 11.794 tons of silver in 2016”, the regional natural…
Russia’s palladium and palladium alloy output rose by 4.4% YoY in 2016, the Federal State Statistics Service said. Platinum and platinum alloy production increased by 3.3% YoY, while production of gold-bearing ore and concentrates rose by 2.6%. But production of silver ore and concentrates went down by 13.6%. In December 2016 palladium and palladium alloy…
VTB Group has agreed to assist Russian Platinum in the development of the Chernogorskoye deposit and the southern part of Norilsk-1 deposit in the Krasnoyarsk region, VTB said in a statement. In accordance with a memorandum on strategic cooperation, VTB will have a chance to buy a stake in a project company and will act…
Russia’s palladium and palladium alloy output rose by 1.7% YoY and by 23.8% MoM in November, the Federal State Statistics Service said. Platinum and platinum alloy production decreased by 22.5% YoY but rose by 6.3% MoM. In January-November, palladium and palladium alloy production remained flat, while platinum and platinum alloy output fell by 2.6%. Previously,…
In January-October Russia decreased palladium ingots and its alloys output by 0.1% YoY. Platinum and its ingots production dropped by 0.4% YoY. In October platinum output dropped by 33.6% YoY and by 28.5% MoM. Palladium output decreased by 30.2% YoY and by 6.2% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September Russia increased palladium output by 3.7% YoY. According to Rosstat, platinum output went up by 4.1% YoY. Gold ore mining increased b 2.1%. In September Russia increased platinum output by 4.5% YoY and by 16.5% MoM. Palladium output dropped by 17.8% YoY and by 11.9% MoM. Gold ore mining increased by 2.9% YoY,…
Russian precious metals producer Polymetal International may not pay special dividends in 2016 because of unfavorable market conditions, CEO Vitaly Nesis said. “As we’ve already said, the dividends will largely depend on dynamics of gold prices in the fourth quarter. The period’s cash flow will define the amount of free cash for special dividends. The…
