Russia: Finance Ministry mulls lifting VAT on gold

The Russian Finance Ministry is considering canceling value-added tax (VAT) to help repatriate dozens of billion rubles in a move the market has been waiting for dozens of years, Deputy Minister Alexei Moiseyev declared on September 7. “The issue is only discussed, and an additional stimulus for its solution has appeared. You can already see…

Russia: Mangazeya Mining Ltd gold output down in H1 2018

In January-June Mangazeya Mining Ltd, developing Zabaikalye region deposits, produced 6.972 thousand ounces of gold. Savkinskoye deposits accounted for 6.76 thousand ounces, and the rest (0.21 thousand ounces) for Kochkovskoye deposits. According to the unaudited financial statement, gold output decreased by 17% YoY. The decrease is due to the drop in ore mining – in…