Russia: Zarya to start gold extracting in May 2018

Zarya, extracting alluvial gold in Khabarovsk territory, has started preparations for the washing season. According to the company CEO Victor Shudrenko, the season begins in May. The employees have already started arriving at Ulch and Nikolayev sites. This year the company has purchased two new sites: the Bakan Bolshoy deposits and the Detysh deep alluvial…

Russia: gold output up in 2017

Russia’s gold production rose about by 6.8% YoY, to 317.660 tons in 2017, Sergei Kashuba, chairman of the Union of Gold Producers of Russia, said on March 6. Gold producers raised their output by 6.4%, to 254.216 tons in 2017, while by-product gold production gained 11.6%, to 16.459 tons, gold scrap production went up by…

Russia: Susumanzoloto profits down in 2017

In 2017 Susumanzoloto received 1.816 billion rubles of net profits, down by 28.4% YoY. Revenue grew by 29.9%, to 12.925 billion rubles. Sales profit dropped by 15%, to 2.474 billion rubles. Last year the company sold 5415 kg of gold, up by 47.1% YoY. As of December 2017 Susumanzoloto had 49 licenses. Its estimated C1…