Russia's Novo-Shirokinsky Mine Plans to Increase Production to 1.5 Million Tons per Year

en.Wedoany.com Reported - Recently, the Novo-Shirokinsky Mine (АО «Ново-Широкинский рудник», part of the OKTO Gold Group (ОКТО Золото)) plans to upgrade its processing plant, increasing capacity by 15.4% to 1.5 million tons of ore per year.

The company has announced the selection of a contractor responsible for developing the main technical solutions for the mine upgrade and the extraction of the Novo-Shirokinsky deposit to achieve an annual production capacity of 1.5 million tons. The design work is expected to be completed by the end of this year. The contractor's specific tasks include: proposing technical solutions for the upgrade of mine facilities, deposit development and extraction schemes, involving the treatment of mined-out areas, pillar recovery, and selection of mining methods; selecting the specifications and models of major mining equipment; developing schemes for the transportation of ore, rock, and materials; justifying the optimal solution for organizing ventilation in the mine working space; and selecting the sequence of project implementation to enhance production capacity and the completeness of reserve extraction.

Currently, the Novo-Shirokinsky Mine has a capacity of 1.3 million tons of ore per year. The enterprise holds a mining license for the Novo-Shirokinsky deposit (ЧИТ 12697 ТЭ, valid from September 2004 to the end of 2033). The deposit is located in the Gazimurovsky Zavod district of the Trans-Baikal Territory, 23 km northeast of the village of Gazimurovsky Zavod. The main products are lead concentrate and zinc concentrate, with associated gold.

The enterprise is one of the largest gold producers in the Trans-Baikal region. Balance sheet gold reserves (С1+С2) exceed 17.5 tons, lead reserves are 230,000 tons, zinc reserves are 117,000 tons, and copper reserves are 20,400 tons. Off-balance sheet gold reserves amount to 2.2 tons, copper 2,300 tons, lead 23,100 tons, and copper 13,100 tons. Additionally, antimony, silver, and bismuth can be extracted from the mine.

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