In 2016 the Vysochaishy Group of Companies produced 5.1 tons of gold, down by 10% YoY. The highest results were reached at Golets Vysochaishy and Ykanskoye deposits in Irkutsk region – 4.8 tons of gold. Bolshoy Kuranakh in Yakutia yielded 308 kg of gold. Despite the decrease in output sales increased by 6% YoY, to…
Gold mining companies of Russia’s Zabaikalsky region increased gold output by 7% YoY, to over 12 tons in 2016, an analyst at the geology and subsurface use department of the region’s Natural Resources Ministry Alexei Zakharov reported. Tungsten concentrate production rose by 10%, to 1,700 tons, lead and zinc production remained flat at over 43,000…
Nord Gold acknowledges recent speculation regarding a possible delisting of the company’s global depositary receipts from the Official List and the London Stock Exchange. The Board of Directors continues to consider options for maximizing shareholder value, including a potential delisting of the company’s global depositary receipts, although no decision has been taken and there is…
Investments into the Sukhoi Log gold deposit are estimated at 100 billion rubles, with the precious metal yield at 60 tons per year. “Sukhoi Log has the largest deposits of gold in Russia. 56-60 tons of gold could be mined there. Now Irkutsk region yields 22 tons of gold, that is the 6th result across…
Mine named after Matrosov, a part of Polyus, has started assembly works at the new factory of the Natalka gold deposits in Magadan region. The test of the complex will begin in summer. The mine will start working in late 2017. That’s when the company will receive the first gold. This year the output will…
The State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use has canceled a tender for the gold deposit because of the fact that it is located in a natural reserve, the press service of the committee reported. A violation of the law was revealed in preparation for the auction. The field is located on the territory…
In 2016 the four works of Petropavlovsk Plc in Amur region produced 416.3 thousand ounces of gold, down by 17.4% YoY. In particular, Pioneer works decreased output by 39%, to 141.9 thousands ounces. Pokrovsky mine yielded 37.8 thousand ounces of gold, down from 56 thousand ounces in 2015. Malomyr mine kept the gold output almost…
Kumtor company increased salaries of its workers by 10% from January 1, and it will be increased by another 5% from January 1, 2018, the chairman of the Mining and Metallurgical Union of Kyrgyzstan Eldar Tadzhibaev reported. According to him, the company’s management and personnel signed a collective agreement for the next two years during…