Nordgold starts construction of processing plant at Gross mine

MOSCOW, Apr 19 (PRIME) -- Gold mining company Nordgold, controlled by Russian businessman Alexei Mordashov, has launched construction of a processing plant – the key facility of the Gross gold mine in the republic of Yakutia, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

The plan’s projected processing capacity is 12 million tonnes of ore per year. The company plans to launch gold production at the Gross mine in July–September, and it plans to produce 200,000 ounces of gold per year at the mine in the next 17 years.

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