en.Wedoany.com Reported - Russia's Novo-Shirokinsky Mine Joint-Stock Company has acquired the license for the Ivanovskaya deposit through a purchase. The deposit, located in the Trans-Baikal Territory, has total gold reserves exceeding 13 tons, silver reserves exceeding 840 tons, and combined lead and zinc reserves exceeding 260,000 tons.

Novo-Shirokinsky Mine Joint-Stock Company (JSC "Novo-Shirokinsky Rudnik," part of the OKTO Zoloto Group) became the 100% owner of Ivanovskoye LLC (LLC "Ivanovskoye") on July 10, 2026. The latter holds the license for the Ivanovskaya deposit (Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District, Trans-Baikal Territory), valid until August 2050.

The deposit area covers 5.18 square kilometers and includes two blocks: Ivanovsky and Karpovsko-Glubokinsky. According to state balance sheet data, the deposit's gold reserves are 3.98 tons (C1 category) and 9.35 tons (C2 category); silver reserves are 308 tons (C1) and 534 tons (C2); lead reserves are 24,000 tons (C1) and 75,100 tons (C2); and zinc reserves are 46,960 tons (C1) and 115,440 tons (C2). Additionally, off-balance-sheet gold reserves and forecast resources have been recorded for the deposit.

In August 2025, Centercom Invest JSC (JSC "Tsentrkom Invest"), as the sole participant in the auction for the deposit, acquired the usage rights for 872.8 million rubles. In March 2026, the license was re-registered under Ivanovskoye LLC. In July 2026, the asset was transferred to a company under OKTO Zoloto. At the time of the asset transaction, Ivanovskoye LLC was in the process of liquidation.