Russia's Anabar Diamond Company Plans to Mine 2.52 Million Carats of Diamonds in 2026

en.Wedoany.com Reported - Alexey Okorokov, General Director of Anabar Diamonds Joint-Stock Company (АО «Алмазы Анабара»), announced the 2026 production target in his address at the start of the washing season, planning to mine 2.522 million carats of diamonds and 315.2 kilograms of gold. The company is a subsidiary of ALROSA Diamond Company (АК «АЛРОСА»).

Data shows that in 2025, the company actually mined over 3 million carats of diamonds and 205 kilograms of associated gold. In the pilot industrial mining at the Khaptasynnakh 2 deposit, the first 72 kilograms of gold were extracted. The total volume of processed rock mass exceeded 8 million cubic meters for the year.

In the current washing season, the enterprise needs to wash 4.9635 million cubic meters of raw sand, and mining operations will be carried out across five licensed blocks. Okorokov stated that entering the washing season, the volume of rock mass extraction had reached 107.6% of the plan. To fulfill the tasks, the company has updated its fleet of mining and auxiliary equipment and purchased necessary spare parts for the equipment maintenance program.

Anabar Diamonds Joint-Stock Company is the world's largest diamond mining enterprise for placer deposits, accounting for approximately 4% of global rough diamond production and 11% of the ALROSA Group's total output. The company holds about 30 licenses for diamond geological exploration and mining in the Anabar, Olenyok, Bulun, and Mirny districts of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, and also mines associated gold at the "Molodo" and "Mayat" deposits. The company's long-term plans mention that after 2030, with the commissioning of the Degdekan gold mine processing plant in the Magadan Region, it aims to achieve an annual gold production of 3.2 tons.

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