KAMCHATKA GOLD/SILVER
August 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLRUSSIA'S remote far-east Kamchatka peninsular is something of a sacred cow for conservationists, so it is no surprise the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has undertaken a detailed environmental impact assessment for a gold and silver mine project in the region. The EBRD is planning to support British company Trans-Siberian Gold plc in developing an underground mine yielding 1.13 million tonnes of high grade gold and silver ore (22.2 g/t au gold density) over six years at Asacha, in the south-east of the peninsular. These ...
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