Russia's Yakutia Mineral Resources Agency auctions placer gold mining site starting at 6.662 million rubles on July 23
2026-06-08 13:44
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en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Yakutia Mineral Resources Agency (Якутнедра) plans to auction a placer gold mining site in the Aldan District of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, located at the Kurochan Creek (Руч. Курочан, left tributary of the Yukhukhta River), on July 23. According to the tender documents, the auction involves a six-year exploration and mining license, with a starting one-time payment of 6.662 million rubles. The application deadline is July 2.

The site covers an area of 1.94 square kilometers. The deposit at Kurochan Creek (left tributary of the Yukhukhta River, including its tributary Nepriglyadny Creek) has reserves calculated for open-pit mining under C1 category: 96,000 cubic meters of placer material and 69 kilograms of gold. The mineral resources authority recommends a reassessment of the proposed licensed reserves.

The Kurochan Creek site is located 28 kilometers from the administrative center of Aldan, within the South Yakutia Mining Industrial Zone, where the regional economy is based on gold mining. Cargo transportation is delivered via federal highways and railways, and the region's power supply comes from the Chulman and Neryungri thermal power plants.

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