EBRD RUSSIA GOLD MINE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

BY KEITH NUTHALL AN ENVIRONMENTAL impact assessment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has given a qualified approval to a proposed gold mine project on the Russia-China border in Siberia. The EBRD has concluded the impact of Russian company Berezitovy Rudnik's plans to exploit the Berezitovy gold deposit, in Tynda district, Amur region, "will be at a predominantly local level with a moderate degree of threat to the environment". However, the bank warned that Rudnik should guard against accidents, especially in the ...


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