Mining

Principal precious metal assets

The Group's principal precious metal-related mining, exploration and development assets, being Pokrovskiy, Pioneer, Malomir and Albyn, are located in the Amur Region. Currently, the Group's production is derived mainly from the Pokrovskiy mine, the Pioneer mine and the operating assets of the Omchak joint venture. In addition, the Group holds a number of other gold mining and exploration licences in the Amur Region and Yamal, and is active, either as principal or through its joint ventures, in such regions of Russia as Buryatia, Magadan, Sakha, Chita and Irkutsk.

Mining in Russia's Far East