On August 25 Darkhan LLC will put into operation a factory at the Kirchenovskoye gold-silver deposits. The full capacity of 340 tons of ore per year will be reached in Q3. From 2018 the annual output will total 400 kg of gold and 25 tons of silver. The first stage of the deposits will be…
In 2016 Ukraine imported $13.07 million worth of gold, down almost 2-fold YoY. According to the State Fiscal Service, the Netherlands supplied the most gold last year – $8.4 million, Switzerland – $3.8 million. Silver imports dropped as well – by 7.1%, to $3.6 million. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June Chukotka autonomous district obtained 14.6 tons of gold, down by 13% YoY. Silver output totaled 76 tons, down by 20%. The decrease is explained for the most part with the drop in reserves and its content at Kupol and Dvoynoye deposits. Chukotka Mining-Geological Company mined the most at Kupol: 5.6 tons of gold…
In January-July precious metals miners of Chukotka mined 14.556 tons of gold and 75.956 tons of silver, all down by 13.38% and by 19.96% YoY. Alluvial gold yield totaled 1101.7 kg, down by 2.3 kg YoY, with ore gold at 13.454 tons, down by 14.31% because of the thinning of ore at some deposits. Kinross…
In January-June Kazakhstan produced 41161 kg of raw gold, up by 18.6% YoY. According to the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of national economy, raw silver output dropped by 13% YoY, to 543930 kg. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June mining companies of Kamchatka region yielded 7325 kg of silver, up by 41% YoY. 4 companies mine for silver in the region. 3 of them, all parts of Zoloto Kamchatky, provided the most of output. In particular Ametistovoye mined 5939 kg of silver at the deposits of the same name, up by 51%.…
Kinross Gold is preparing to start developing the Moroshka and Sentyabrskoye deposits in Chukotka. Moroshka reserves are estimated at 6.86 tons of gold and 60-70 tons of silver, enough for 2 years. Kinross Gold started operating at the Kupol deposits in 2008, and the Dvoynoy deposits are being developed since 2013. The combined reserves at…
In January-June Magadan region yielded 11.7 tons of gold, including 7.2 tons of ore gold and 4.5 tons of alluvial gold. Silver output totaled 369 tons. Gold production increased by 41% YoY, with ore gold output up by 2.4 tons, and alluvial – by some 350 kg. Silver mining dropped by 12.5%. In the second…