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Natalka mine, Russia

29th October 2021

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Mine
Natalka mine.

Location  
The Natalka deposit is located near the town of Omchak, in the Tenkinsky District of the Magadan, in north-east Russia.

Mine Owner/s  
Polyus.

Brief Description  
Natalka is Polyus’ second-biggest production asset. It is a large-scale, openpit operation, which uses conventional drill-and-blast and truck-and-shovel mining methods.

Brief History  
The Natakla mine was commissioned in 2008.

Primary Metals/Minerals  
Gold.

Secondary Metals/Minerals  
None stated.

Geology/Mineralisation  
The Natalka mineralisation is hosted in carbonaceous sediments, principally black shale. The main mineralisation zone is developed within the volcanogenic-sedimentary sequence. The gold demonstrates a complex distribution. The gold grade in the mineralisation is correlated with the intensity of veining and brecciation, as well as the quartz and the sulphide content.

Reserves  
Total proven and probable reserves as at December 31, 2020, were estimated at 258-million tonnes grading 1.7 g/t gold.

Resources  
Total measured, indicated and inferred resources as at December 31, 2020, were estimated at 524-million tonnes grading 1.9 g/t gold.

Mining Method  
A conventional shovel-and-truck, openpit operation.

Major Infrastructure and Equipment  
The mine includes a mill with a capacity of more than 11-million tonnes a year.

Prospects
Polyus has completed the flash flotation roll-out, along with a new carbon-in-leach line commissioning at the Natalka mill.

Contact Details
Polyus
Tel +7 495 641 3377
Email info@polyus.com
Website https://polyus.com/

Sources
Polyus. https://polyus.com/ (accessed September 6, 2021)
Polyus. Annual Review 2020.

 

 

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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