In January-September Kurilgeo LLC, extracting precious metals on the Urup isle, increased gold output by 12% YoY, to 856 kg, and silver – by 40%, to 3.3 tons. The increase is due to the mining of ore with high metal content. This year Kurilgeo intends to extract 1065.7 kg of gold and 3267.7 kg of…
Ukraine has retained the zero quotas for the export of raw silver and gold (except for bank metals) and precious metals scrap. Moreover, the licensing of the anthracite exports has been prolonged. The corresponding decision was taken by the Cabinet of Ministers on December 24. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-October the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) extracted 31.9 tons of gold, up by 59.5% YoY. The increase is due to the growth of output at Aldansky and Olekminsky districts. The annual output plan for the former is 12.5 tons, and for the latter – 6.1 tons. Silver output grew by 50.2%, to 106.4 tons.…
Russia’s gold output rose by 19.5% YoY, to 232.16 tons in January-August, the Finance Ministry said citing the data on supplies to the refining plants. Mined gold output rose by 10.1%, to 178.71 tons, and by-product gold output increased by 23.3%, to 12.7 tons, while gold scrap production jumped by 88.2%, to 40.75 tons. Russia’s…
As of December 1, Magadan region has extracted 43.74 tons of gold, up by 8.4 tons YoY. The annual target was 42.7 tons, and it was reached 1 month earlier than planned. Tenkinsky city district yielded the most ore gold – 18.3 tons. Alluvial gold accounted for 18.22 tons, with the Yagodinsky city district yielding…
In 2019 the Republic of Yakutia intends to extract 34.7 tons of gold, which would exceed the historical maximum of the Soviet Union. The republic is one of the three largest gold extractors in Russia. In September a new mining and processing works was commissioned at the Vertikalnoye silver deposit. The enterprise already employs over…
In January-November Khabarovsk region extracted 23,678.3 kg of gold, up by 2.4% YoY. Ore gold accounted for 19,452.6 kg, up by 2.4%. The increase is due to the output growth at Amur Zoloto LLC (+23.5%), Mnogovershinnoye (+14%) and Okhotskaya Mining and Geological Company LLC (+6.4%). The washing season has been finished with the yield of…
Orsu Metals Corporation intends to carry out another estimation of the Sergeyevskoye gold deposit reserves in Zabaikalye region. The company has discovered new sources at the Koziy Severniy, Pik Klyuchi and Sergeyev sites. The operation at the deposit began in July. 13 shafts have been drilled with the combined length of 3,555 meters. The average…