In January-August Russia produced 194.23 tons of gold, up from 193.58 tons last year. According to the Ministry of Finances, mined gold output totaled 162.28 tons, up by 2.6% YoY. Co-product and secondary gold manufacture dropped by 13%, to 10.3 tons, and by 8.3%, to 21.65 tons respectively. Silver output grew by 1.8%, to 701.26…
Polymetal has started the seasonal activity suspension at the heap leaching factory in Magadan region. The operation of the factory lasted for a month longer this year. Thus, the northernmost heap leaching site of Russia increased gold output in January-September by 189% YoY, to 308 kg. The preparation for the factory conservation will take some…
The government of Kyrgyzstan wants to revise a strategic agreement with the Canadian company Centerra Gold Inc. on cooperation on Kumtor project, the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Mukhammedkaly Abylgaziyev announced at a meeting of the Parliament. According to him, the current government is not satisfied with the terms of the agreement signed by the ex-Prime…
In January-October Chukotka Autonomous District yielded 20998 kg of gold, down by 4% YoY. Ore gold accounted for 18424 kg, down by 6%. Alluvial gold output totaled 2573 kg, up by 11%. Silver extraction dropped by 12%, to 96.6 tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Centerra Gold Inc. (Centerra) and Kumtor Gold Company (KGC) have summed up their operating results in the third quarter of 2018. In the first nine months KGC produced 306,467 ounces or 9,532.2 kg of gold and contributed more than 5.66 billion soms in taxes and mandatory payments. Kumtor produced 122,445 ounces, or 3.81 tons of…
Receipt of applications from potential investors for participation in a tender for creation of a joint venture on the basis of Makmalzoloto combine branch has begun, press service of Kyrgyzaltyn reported. Applications for participation in the competition are reportedly accepted within 30 calendar days (November – December) in the central office of Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC. The…
In 2017 Russia saw the largest output of gold. “This was the year of gold output record. We have also almost reached the record, set in the Soviet Union. And we have a chance this year to produce more gold than the Soviet Union”, Kraszvetmet CEO Mikhail Dyagilev Last year Kraszvetmet produced 220 tons of…
In Q3 Kinross Gold produced 586.2 thousand ounces of gold equivalent, down by 10.5% YoY. In 9 months the output decreased by 8.8% YoY, to 1.842 million ounces. The Kupol deposits in Chukotka yielded 366.4 thousand ounces, down by 15.8% YoY due to the extraction of ore with lesser gold content. The company has also…