Serebro Magadana, a part of Polymetal, has started processing ore from the Verkhne-Menkeche deposits. So far the gold-extracting factory has received 350 tons of ore. This ore contains 900-1600 grams of silver per ton, as well as lead, zinc and some other minerals. There is no gold in it. The factory plans to process 45…
In 2017 Chukotka region yielded 25.348 tons of gold, down by 13.14% YoY. Silver output dropped by 19.59%, to 130.839 tons. Alluvial gold output reached 2327.35 kg, up by 9.5% YoY. Ore gold extracting decreased by 14.92% YoY, to 23.021 tons, mostly because of the thinning of reserves. Last year the regional authorities expected gold…
Ukraine has retained the zero quota on gold, silver, precious metals wastes and scrap exports for 2018. The corresponding norm is contained in the Cabinet of Ministers decree dated December 20 and published in the state newspaper Uryadovy Courier on December 23. (Ukrainian metal)
Silver Bear Resources Plc has increased the resources of its Vertikalnoye deposits in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) to 1.8 million ounces of silver. The resources have been moved to the Measured and Indicated category with the silver content of 1572 g per ton. At present the company is storing ore to start silver manufacture…
In January-November gold output in Russia increased by 8.5% YoY. At the same time, according to Rosstat, silver output decreased by 0.1%. In November gold output went up by 9.7% YoY, but dropped by 17.4% MoM, while that of silver decreased by 23.7% YoY and by 18.1% MoM. Gold-containing ore mining in 11 months increased…
Azerbaijan, one of the richest in precious metals deposits countries in Eurasia, has increased gold and silver mining. The country produced 5,669 kg of gold in January-November, up 3.2-fold YoY. The State Statistics Committee reported that the extraction of silver increased by 67.9%, amounting to 566.800 kg. The stocks of finished goods, as of December…
Russia’s gold output grew by about 8% YoY, to 235.999 tons in January-September, the Union of Gold Producers of Russia said in a statement on December 14. Miner gold production rose by 7%, to 188.763 tons, byproduct production by 14%, to 12.946 tons, and scrap gold output rose by 3%, to 27.203 tons. Silver output…
In January-November the Amur artel, one of the Far Eastern enterprises of Russkaya Platina, obtained 1274 kg of platinum. Amur Zoloto yielded 977.6 kg of gold and 633.8 kg of silver. Alluvial gold sites of Buor and Ulakhan obtained 457.4 kg of gold. Total gold output in 11 months reached 1444.6 kg. (Ukrainian metal)