As Kommersant learned, Arlan Investment Company has postponed the commissioning of a mining and processing plant at its Pavlik deposit (Magadan Region) to the third quarter. Now Pavlik and the nearby Natalka Polyus Gold deposit are connected to power grids, which will not allow both sites to increase production; energy workers promise to introduce additional capacity by 2017. Meanwhile, the Canadian Centerra Gold became interested in purchasing Arlan’s assets in Kolyma.
OJSC Pavlik Gold Mining Company, which is developing the deposit of the same name in the Magadan Region, is shifting the project implementation deadlines. Pavlik through the Cyprus offshore company Gentlia Ltd. controlled by the investment company Arlan. The company is building a mining and processing plant (GOK) at the deposit worth about 5.5 billion rubles. In October 2013, the ex-general director of Pavlik, chief geologist of the Arlan Investment Company, Vasily Makarov, confirmed that the mining and processing plant would reach its design capacity by mid-2014. But, as Igor Pritolyuk, head of the mining and environmental management department of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Magadan Region, told Kommersant yesterday, at the moment the deposit facilities are 80% ready. “In May, the company plans to begin mining and preparatory work at the quarry, and in August-September it plans to launch the mining and processing plant,” said Igor Pritolyuk.
The Pavlik deposit is located in the Tenkinsky district of Kolyma, 12 km from the largest gold deposit in Russia, the Natalka deposit (developed by Polyus Gold). According to initial data, the deposit contained about 57 tons of gold in categories C1+C2. By the summer of 2013, after additional exploration, a feasibility study of conditions was approved, according to which gold reserves at Pavlik in categories C1+C2 exceed 152.5 tons with an average content of 2.61 g/t, resources C1+C2+P1 - 225 tons. In addition to Pavlik " Arlan owns the Rodionovskoye (with reserves of 30 tons), Burkhalinskoye, Shakhskoye and Utinskoye deposits in the region (resources of each - 50-70 tons).
Magadan authorities consider Natalka and Pavlik as the base of a future gold mining center, which in ten years will be able to produce more than 50 tons of gold per year. In 2012, Pavlik produced 6.2 tons of gold; mining results for 2013 have not yet been summed up. According to the company's financial statements, published on Tuesday, over the past year its profitability decreased tenfold - from 460.1 million rubles. profit up to 43.28 million rubles.
According to the project, the Pavlik mining and processing plant should process 3 million tons of ore in the first year and produce 5-6 tons of gold (with a design capacity of 6.2 tons). But to increase the mining and processing plant’s capacity to 6 million tons of ore and 10-11 tons of gold per year, the enterprise does not have enough energy resources. General Director of OJSC DVEUK Igor Dzhurko explained to Kommersant that now the capacity is only sufficient for the first stage of Natalka and Pavlik. To commission the second and third stages, a new power line with a length of 270 km and a substation with a capacity of 250 megavolt-amperes are required. Construction will cost 11.3 billion rubles, the main funds will be invested by the federal budget. In the investment program, which is being approved by the Ministry of Energy, DVEUK provided for the development of design and estimate documentation for 2014; the facilities can be commissioned in 2017. JSC Magadanenergo adds that, within the framework of the agreement on connecting Pavlik to the networks, the reconstruction of the Ust-Omchug substation has already been completed, and the power line coming from it has been transferred from a voltage of 110 kV to a voltage of 154 kV.
Meanwhile, in February it became known that the Canadian Centerra Gold, which is looking for gold deposit projects in Russia with resources of at least 2 million ounces (56.7 tons), became interested in Pavlik and other assets of Arlan in the Magadan region. The company said that Centerra Gold is considering various partnership options, including with junior companies, and Arlan could be one of them. Arlan yesterday refused to comment on plans for the development of the field. It was also impossible to contact the general director of Pavlik ZRK OJSC, Roman Deniskin.
Leading expert of Finam Management Management Company Dmitry Baranov believes that it is unlikely that the mining and processing plant will be able to reach its designed capacity this year: in the fall, the weather in the region begins to deteriorate, which can significantly complicate it. As for the sale of an asset to a foreign investor, it may well take place, but the expert suggests waiting with conclusions. “It’s difficult to name the amount now, because the terms of the deal are unknown, and besides, its format may be difficult. For example, the transaction may take place in a non-cash form or a joint venture may be formed,” says Dmitry Baranov.
Dmitry Shcherbakov, Vadim Pasmurtsev
The factory of the Pavlik Gold Mining Company OJSC has fully begun work on the development of one of the largest deposits in Kolyma, which is part of the Yana-Kolyma gold province. Pavlik is the first large deposit of the Yana-Kolyma gold province involved in mining.
The volume of investments in prospecting work, study, geological exploration, and construction amounted to more than 10 billion rubles. Currently, the mine has created about 600 jobs. Gold production in 2015 will be 2 tons.
The factory's design capacity is 3 million tons of ore per year, but an adjustment is being made to increase it to 4 million. This will allow the extraction of 7-8 tons of gold per year in the future. For comparison, the entire Magadan region produces 24 tons of precious metal per year.
Ore at the mining and processing plant is supplied from an open pit. The rock itself, coupled with permafrost, requires only one type of preparation for transportation - explosion.
- Attention, quarry, explosion!
Thus, 38 thousand cubic meters of rock were immediately released at the Pavlik mine.
The ore here is blasted, going deeper and deeper. Gold lies at a depth of almost a thousand meters. The vein is huge, geologists explain, but getting to it is a separate science. Immediately after the explosion, heavy equipment arrives at the quarry. She removes the waste ore and takes out the rich gold. They will now work here continuously for the next two days - until the next explosion.
The first explosion marks the start of work at the Pavlik mine. The factory installed three mills for ore processing. Two have already operated in experimental mode, and now a third is being launched, gradually bringing the mine to its design capacity. The factory will essentially work out the mining scenario in this gold-bearing province.
“Particles of gold in the ore - they need to be opened. This is what crushing and grinding are for. When the ore is crushed and crushed, these gold particles are revealed, which we extract using gravity,” says Andrei Solodenko, a technologist at the gold extraction plant.
The Pavlik mine was built for several years, essentially in the taiga, where there was no infrastructure or roads. Large equipment was brought here, a residential complex was erected, a quarry was developed, and a factory was built. This year we spent several months setting up equipment, during which we already received our first gold.
“This gold is one of the first ingots that we obtained through commissioning work. Eighty percent gold, twenty percent silver,” says Sergei Dyk, deputy head of production at the gold recovery factory.
At the same time, additional exploration of resources is constantly underway at the enterprise. They have already found out that 150 tons of reserves is just the beginning. Now geologists are working to double them.
“Eastern Pavlik - today we estimate resources of about 150 tons. That is, we have resources, and we will transfer them to reserves, accordingly, after carrying out the work. Let’s put it on the balance sheet of the State Reserves Committee, and this is like a continuation of a quarry, about the same,” says Vasily Makarov, general director of the Pavlik air defense missile system.
The launch of the Pavlik mine is the start of the development of the huge Yana-Kolyma province. It is still poorly explored, but it is already known that its wealth reaches many thousands of tons of gold. The ores here are special and require their own approach.
Investment company "Arlan" was founded in 1990. Today, the portfolio of projects managed by Arlan Investment Company includes the development of gold deposits "Pavlik", "Burkhalinskoye", "Shakhskoye", "Utinskoye", "Rodionovskoye", located in the Magadan region, the agricultural project "Zolotaya Niva" in the Safonovsky district of the Smolensk region of Russia .
The factory of the Pavlik Gold Mining Company OJSC has fully begun work on the development of one of the largest deposits in Kolyma, which is part of the Yana-Kolyma gold province. The initial design capacity of the plant is 3 million tons of ore per year. It is planned that in the future the factory will produce 7-8 tons of gold per year, the press service of the government of the Magadan region told MagadanMedia.
“This is a new milestone in the active development of gold reserves in Kolyma,” says Governor Vladimir Pecheny, launching the third mill of the gold recovery plant at the Pavlik deposit on August 15, “the result of hard work and perseverance that led to this significant day.”
Equipment startup. Photo: Press service of the government of the Magadan region
A modern, brand new mining and processing plant (GOK), where regional leaders and representatives of the investment holding Arlan, whose subsidiary (ZAO Zolotye Nedra) owns a controlling stake in OAO Gold Mining Company Pavlik, arrived for the grand opening. , located in the village named after. Gastello, Tenkinsky urban district, Magadan region. Active work to prepare for direct gold mining at the deposit began in 2008. Then rock samples were collected, their thorough analysis was carried out, technological regulations and the project as a whole were developed. Construction of the factory began in mid-2012. The main supplier of equipment and automation systems is the transnational company FLSmidth, which develops technologies and produces equipment for the mining, processing and cement industries.
“Now commissioning work is underway,” says Deputy General Director of Pavlik Gold Mining Company OJSC for production Sergei Dyk. - The initial design capacity of the factory is 3 million tons of ore per year, but an adjustment is being made to increase it to 4 million. This will allow the extraction of 7-8 tons of gold per year in the future. The factory operates around the clock, including both mining and production. The production cycle employs 600 people."
Ore at the mining and processing plant is supplied from an open pit. The rock itself, coupled with permafrost, requires only one type of preparation for transportation - explosion. Guests were able to assess the volume of blasting work with their own eyes.
Gold recovery plant at the Pavlik deposit. Photo: Press service of the government of the Magadan region
“We have now blasted 38 thousand cubic meters of rock at once. On average, we blast it once every two days,” informs deputy chief production engineer Oleg Gulyaev.
The quarry employs 13 Caterpillar machines with a total lifting capacity of 190 tons and three excavators. The managers plan to purchase another eight units of special equipment in the near future. Funds for these purposes are allocated by the investment company Arlan, collaborating with the leasing company VEB-Leasing. According to Arlan President Arkady Bolshakov, considerable investments also yield considerable returns, despite the difficulties that we had to go through in preparation for production.
“We encountered the greatest obstacles during the development of the project due to the lack of qualified personnel. But we still found specialists and did it. In my opinion, in modern international conditions we must pay more attention to our own natural resources and the development of a base for their development. Kolyma ranks first place in the country in terms of alluvial gold reserves, the Pavlik deposit has great potential. I see great prospects here, so we are here for the long haul,” Arkady Bolshakov shares his opinion with the governor.
Vladimir Pecheny at the factory. Photo: Press service of the government of the Magadan region
“We also have a second object - this is the Rodionovskoye deposit, located sixty kilometers south of Pavlik. We have carried out geological exploration work, and at the beginning of next year we plan to go to the state commission with approval of the reserve. And the gold reserves there are almost identical to Pavlik.” “As for the Yana-Kolyma province itself, the experience of mining Pavlik will be very useful in the development of other deposits, taking into account the acquired knowledge in geology, technology, and production,” noted Vasily Makarov.
During the inspection of the factory, laboratory and production facilities, the guests of the mining and processing plant were shown the real result of the work - two ingots of Dore alloy, each weighing more than twenty kilograms. They are already ready to be sent to the refinery, consisting of 80% gold and 20% silver. By the end of the year, Pavlik Gold Mining Company OJSC plans to extract about two tons of precious metal. The production will reach full capacity after the construction of the Ust-Omchug-Omchak power line, for the construction of which funds will be allocated from the federal budget. The possibility of this targeted financing is provided by the very launch of the factory at the Pavlik field.
Ribbon cutting. Photo: Press service of the government of the Magadan region
“The start of gold mining here is another major step in the development of the Magadan region and the development of the Yana-Kolyma gold mining province. This is the first large enterprise in the last decade, which marked the beginning of more active development of the cluster. For us, this is both an increase in the revenue side of the regional budget and the opportunity to implement many social programs, and the growth of the territory’s well-being, and the road to the future,” he emphasized Governor Vladimir Pechenyi.
Guests and employees of the mining and processing plant unanimously agreed that the start of full-scale work at the deposit is a kind of professional holiday. The head of the territory presented the employees with letters of gratitude, welcome addresses and valuable gifts.
The gold recovery plant of the Pavlik deposit started operating in Kolyma. Photo: Press service of the government of the Magadan region
Reference: The Yana-Kolyma gold province includes 14 deposits, of which 9 are located in the Magadan region. These are “Natalkinskoye”, “Pavlik”, “Tokichan”, “Igumenovskoye”, “Rodionovskoye”, “Degdekan”, “Verkhniy Khakchan”, “Olbot”, “Chumysh”, “Osadochny”. The Badran, Drazhny, Maly Taryn, Bazovsky, and Uduma deposits are located on the territory of Yakutia. The resource potential of the province is 5,000 tons of gold. 50% of them are already explored. 40% of proven reserves are concentrated in the large Natalkinskoye deposit (1184.3 tons). The Natalkinskoye and Pavlik deposits are currently being developed. Geological exploration is underway at the remaining fields and mineral reserves are being clarified. Gold production from the ore deposits of the Yana-Kolyma province, located in the Magadan region, may amount to 60 tons in 2018, and 82 tons in 2023.
The Arlan investment company was founded in 1990 and over decades of work in the Russian market has managed to gain a leading position in the field of asset management. Today, the portfolio of projects managed by Arlan Investment Company includes the development of gold deposits "Pavlik", "Burkhalinskoye", "Shakhskoye", "Utinskoye", "Rodionovskoye", located in the Magadan region, the agricultural project "Zolotaya Niva" in the Safonovsky district of the Smolensk region of Russia .
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