Natalka TAKE POSITIONS IN RUSSIA IN GOLD MINING
General Director of Polyus Gold Pihoya Herman said Natalka (Magadan region) will be the largest gold mining company in Russia.
`We believe that today Polyus Gold sells in the Far East, one of the largest projects to be invested in equity funds capital expenditures, which will be directed by Polyus Gold before the end of 2013 for the construction of the first phase of the plant, are $ 1.1 billion #39;- said Herman Pihoya.
According to him Natalka - one of the most promising gold deposits in the world.
`From the beginning, when our company came to the field, we did not qualify as an underground executed by way of the ore, and as a large open field. First of all, here was carried out exploration with investing a lot of money - about $ 100 million is a multiple event allowed to increase its resource base. With the commissioning of production facilities at the Natalka deposit will operate the largest gold mining company in Russia.
On today it is the biggest project of the invested equity funds#39;, - said German Pihoya.
He said that the volume of investments in 2013 will amount to $ 1.1 billion, and the problem is not even to find the funds, and in their full development.
`During the current year, the number of staff increased from one thousand to three. The issue of recruitment worked out long ago. And if with experts in prospecting, mining operations easier - in the Magadan region of such people can be found, then with factory occupations more difficult because of similar factories in our country do not.
So the staff for the factory recruit from around the world. As early as the first in July 2013 professionals should be at the job site - those who will operate the plant should be directly involved in its construction and technological tests `- said Herman Pihoya.
Today ends the production of the factory equipment for the Natalka, there will operate the largest ball mill in the world. Unique equipment is produced in Austria, directly on the site, it will appear in April of this year. Then have a serious logistical operation, which in Russia is not realizovyvalis.
8-10 m diameter mill, it is necessary to conduct the port of Magadan to the object.
`The project is unique, and the Kolyma - a unique place to grow, I believe there should be the leading gold mining company in the world! For Polyus Gold Natalka in priority, - concluded the German Pihoya.
Commissioning of the Natalka Mining is scheduled for late 2013, production will be 13-15 tons of gold a year. It is planned that in 2014 Natalka reach its design capacity of 500 thousand ounces of gold per year, or 15.55 tons, the press service of the Magadan region.
