Russia: Balja washes 67 kg of gold

As of mid-June Balja LLC has washed 67 kg of gold. The washing season started in May. In the first month the company obtained 42 kg of gold. According to the company CEO Valery Gurevich, this year it plans to yield 420 kg of gold. Balja is developing the alluvial gold deposits in the Kyrin…

Russia: Amur region yields 8.4 tons of gold

In January-May Amur region obtained 8407 kg of gold, up by 22.6% YoY, including 7699 kg of ore gold and 708 kg of alluvial gold. The growth has been provided by Petropavlovsk group of companies (Pokrovsky, Pioneer, Malomyr and Albyn), as well as Priisk Solovievsky. In particular, Priisk Solovievsky yielded 782 kg of gold, up…

Russia: Renova Group seeks control over Petropavlovsk

Multi-industry holding Renova Group of businessman Viktor Vekselberg will endeavor to obtain control over Petropavlovsk Plc, which operates gold deposits in Russia and in which Renova holds a 22.34% share stake and a 6.88% convertible bond stake. Renova and friendly funds Sothic Capital Management and M&G Debt Opportunities, part of Prudential, jointly holding about 40%…