By Rhod Mackenzie
Polymetal International, following the change of its registration to Kazakhstan and the sale of Russian assets, is striving to distance itself from the legacy associated with its previously sanctioned assets in Russia. This has involved a change of name to Solidcore Resources and...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Russian gold mining industry, whose major players are all subject to US sanctions, is reorganising its exports by introducing intermediaries into the supply chain. According to a representative from Yuzhuralzoloto, the decrease in margins is insignificant. This is because, te...
By Rhod Mackenzie and Bogdan Kolbasuk
Vladimir Putin has signed off on an order authorising the transactions of the shares of the Polymetal company, to which the Russian assets of Polymetal International were previously allocated, as well as the Taseevskoye gold deposit in Transbaikalia, previousl...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Through the acquisition of Polymetal's Russian assets, Mangazeya, owned by Sergei Yanchukov, has become one of the largest gold mining companies in the Russian Federation. The transaction is valued at $3.7 billion,however, only $300 million is to be paid in cash. Polymetal will a...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Polymetal Int has agreed to sell its Russian business for $3.69 billion. The deal is expected to closed by the end of March 2024, subject to regulatory approvals and approval by the shareholders' meeting, which will be held on March 7, 2024 in Astana (Kazakhstan).
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By Rhod Mackenzie
The Russian goldminer Polymetal which is the country's second largest precious metals producer and ranked in the world's top ten in terms of its reserves and production is not considering the possibility of any partial sale of its Russian assets but one buyer for all of them, ac...