A joint-venture company 25%-owned by Asarco (NYSE), Kamgold, has won a bid to develop a gold mine 50 miles west of Milkova on the Kamchatka Peninsula in northeastern Russia.
By mid-1995, the company expects to begin developing the Aginskoe mine, which has proven and probable reserves of 1 million tonnes averaging 34.3 grams gold per tonne.
Underground development and construction of surface facilities are projected to last 18 months. When completed, the deposit will be mined at a daily rate of 500 tonnes. The yearly production target is 5 million grams (160,000 oz.) gold.
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