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Verninskoye mine, Russia

15th October 2021

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Mine
Verninskoye mine.

Location  
Irkutsk region, Eastern Siberia, Russia.

Mine Owner/s  
Polyus.

Brief Description  
A gold mine in the historical gold mining area of Bodaybo.

Brief History
The development of the mine started in 2006 and was commissioned in December 2011.

Primary Metals/Minerals  
Gold.

Secondary Metals/Minerals  
None stated.

Geology/Mineralisation  
Gold occurs in auriferous quartz-sulphide veins and is associated with disseminated sulphide minerals (pyrite and arsenopyrite) within the sedimentary rocks. Minor amounts of pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite and galena have been recorded.

Sheeted and stockwork quartz-carbonate vein mineralisation and disseminated mineralisation occur subparallel to and cross-cut stratigraphy, which appears to include local quartz and sericite alteration overprinting primary sedimentary features.

Reserves  
Total proven and probable mineral reserves as at December 31, 2020, were estimated at 84-million tonnes grading 1.7 g/t gold.

Resources  
Total mineral resources as at December 31, 2020, were estimated at 280-million tonnes grading 1.6 g/t gold.

Mining Method  
Conventional truck-and-shovel openpit operation.

Major Infrastructure and Equipment  
Ore is processed through gravity concentration and flotation, as well as carbon-in-leach techniques.

Prospects
Further expansion of the Verninskoye mill to 3.5-million tonnes is under way, and Ployus is aiming to complete the project in 2021.

Contact Details
Polyus
Tel +7 495 641 3377
Email info@polyus.com

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

 

 

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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