China’s Zhaojin Mining Industry and Zijin Mining Group are taking part in talks to buy up to 25% in Russia’s largest gold producer Polyus for $2 billion. Zhaojin is considering buying the stake jointly with China’s Fosun. A Qatari investor is also interested in buying into Polyus, sources said. Suleiman Kerimov, the majority shareholder of…
Susumanzoloto board of directors has elected the chief technician and acting general director Alexander Chugunov CEO of the company. Chugunov has been appointed for 5 years. Susumanzoloto is among top-10 gold producers in Russia. In 2015 the company and its subsidiaries mined 4234.4 kg of gold, up by 6.58% YOY. This year it plans to…
In January-October Yakutia mined 21 tons of gold, down by 8.7% YoY. The output drop is explained by the late start of the 2016-industrial season. Some companies could not even start operating. In 2015 Yakutia mined 25.08 tons of gold, up by 5.2% YoY. This year Yakutia is expected to produce 22 tons of gold.…
In January-October Seligdar mined 3.745 tons of gold, up by 31.5% YoY. In October gold output totaled 644 kg against the target of 573 kg. The 10-months result is the highest record in the company’s 41-year history. Seligdar occupies the 10th place among Russian gold-mining companies. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September Makmalzoloto paid almost 96 million soms to the budget. The taxes make up for 95% of the Toguz-Torous district budget. Makmalzoloto has also paid 53 million soms to the district budget as taxes and other obligatory payments, The enterprise was created in 1986 on the Makmal gold deposits. It employs slightly more than…
In January-September Russia produced 214.12 tons of gold, down by 1.4% YoY. Silver output totaled 800.32 tons, down by 9.4% YoY.
The Russian government will unlikely hold an auction for the Sukhoi Log gold deposit in the Irkutsk region this year, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Sergei Donskoi reported. “A decision has not been made, and I would like to say officially that the auction will not most likely take place this year”, he said. In…
Gold mining company Nordgold, controlled by Russian businessman Alexei Mordashov, has cut its 2016 gold output forecast to 840,000-880,000 ounces from 880,000-930,000 ounces due to suspension of production at the Aprelkovo mine and difficulties with access to African deposits because of an extraordinarily long rain season, the company said in a statement. But the forecast…