Summary
In 2006 Pokrovskiy produced 206,800 ounces of gold; an 11% increase over the 185,700 ounces produced in 2005. In the first half of 2007 Pokrovskiy produced c.116,800 oz of gold, 25% up from 93,600 oz on the same period in 2006.
The resin-in-pulp plant saw a 50% capacity upgrade in 2004 and at the end of 2006 the plant achieved an annual capacity of 1.9mln tonnes of ore per annum.
In 2005 the Omchak Joint Venture produced 79,000 ounces of gold of which 51,600 ounces was attributable to the Group. In 2006, the total attributable production of gold produced by the Joint Venture was 35,900 ounces. In the first half of 2007 the Omchak Joint Venture produced c.11,400 oz of gold.






