Kamchatskoye Zoloto, developing deposits in the Bystrinsky district of Kamchatka region, intends to commission the first stage of the Baranievsky Mine in the second quarter of 2020. The mine is expected to yield 73 thousand tons of ore per year. The second stage, during which the mine will reach the design capacity of 200 thousand…
Russian precious metals producer Polymetal International increased gold production by 35%, to 602 000 ounces, while silver output fell by 14%, to 11 million ounces in January-June, it said in a statement. “We expect our production volumes to be significantly higher in the second half of the year because of a seasonal fall of concentrate…
In 2018 VTB purchased 11.04 tons of gold and 3.42 tons of silver from the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) extractors. To prepare gold-extractors for the 2019 season, the bank has provided 2 billion rubles, up by 18% YoY. This year VTB intends to buy 12 tons of gold and 4 tons of silver. (Ukrainian metal)
The Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan has reported a significant increase in the production of precious metals in the country since the beginning of 2019. According to the source, the gold production in January-May increased by 60.8% YoY. At the same time, silver production increased by 37.6%. However, the ministry and other…
Some 1,395 kilograms of gold were extracted in Azerbaijan in January-May, up by 9.8% YoY, the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee reported. Silver production in Azerbaijan increased by 18.1%. According to the statistics, the total volume of the extracted silver and concentrates reached 1,364 kilograms. Some 805 tons of copper ore and concentrates (+44.9%) were extracted…
In January-March, Russia produced 61.464 tons of gold, up by 13.3% YoY. The Gold Miners’ Union has increased its output forecast for 2019 to 340 tons, up by 3.1%, including 306 tons (+3.6%) of primary gold. Earlier it was expected to obtain 300 tons of primary gold. At the same time, silver output in Q1…
In January-May Kazakhstan’s production of raw gold and semi-processed gold, or in powder form, increased by 7.8% YoY, to 39,607 kg. In the reporting period the production of raw silver and semi-processed silver, or in powder form, equaled 400,235 kg, down by 2.5%. Besides, 676,942 tons (-8%) of untreated aluminum, aluminum oxide, 56,031 tons (-12.4%)…
As of June 1, Magadan region has yielded 12793 kg of gold and 276.1 tons of silver. Gold output grew by 4429.8 kg YoY, while silver dropped by 21.7 tons. Tenkinskiy city district was the leader in ore gold output (7892.3 kg). Alluvial gold extraction totaled 1622.7 kg with Yagodinsky city district contributing the most…
