In 2029, ALROSA will launch a gold extraction plant at the Degdekan deposit. The average annual production will be 3.3 tons of gold per year. This was announced by Almazy Anabara CEO Alexey Okorokov, the company said in a statement.
In addition to the development of the Degdekan deposit, ALROSA will continue exploration in Kolyma in order to implement promising gold mining projects.
The field was acquired in 2024. The company has adopted a strategy for the development of this asset, according to which preparatory work has begun. The operator is Magadan Hydraulic Fracturing, a subsidiary of Almazov Anabara. The balance reserves of the deposit amount to 38.3 tons with the potential to increase them. As part of cooperation with the government of the Magadan Region, the company plans to invest about 8 billion rubles in geological exploration, and four applications have been submitted for licensed areas adjacent to Degdekan. Okorokov, whose words are given in the message.
The proven reserves of the deposit, according to the State Commission on Mineral Reserves, are estimated at about 100 tons of gold, including balance reserves of C1+C2 — 38.3 tons, with an average content of 2.2 g/t (not including off-balance sheet reserves).
At the moment, the drilling plan has been completed at the field, priority infrastructure has been organized, an application has been submitted for obtaining RIP projects in the Magadan region and a detailed roadmap has been developed.
In the near future, the diamond miners plan to put the reserves of the deposit on the state balance sheet, perform engineering and geological surveys and begin the phased design of the deposit facilities.
The development of the Degdekanskoye ore Field gold deposit started in 2024 after the signing of an agreement between the Magadan Region and ALROSA at the Eastern Economic Forum. In 2025, the parties to the agreement agreed to expand exploration for gold to areas located both within and outside the deposit.
Almazy Anabara JSC (part of ALROSA) produces diamonds in the Arctic regions of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), as well as gold mining and exploration of gold deposits in Yakutia and the Magadan region. The company's share in the diamond production of the ALROSA group is over 10%.
ALROSA (TIN 1433000147) is the largest diamond mining company. The main mining assets are located in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the Arkhangelsk Region.
The shareholders are: on behalf of the Russian Federation — the Federal Agency for State Property Management — 33.0256%, on behalf of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) — the Ministry of Property and Land Relations of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) — 25.0002%, other legal entities and individuals (free circulation) — 33.9739%, district administrations (uluses) The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), in which the joint—stock company operates - 8.0003%.
By the end of 2024, the production volume amounted to 33 million carats of diamonds. The company's reserves exceed 1 billion carats of diamonds. The General Director is Pavel Marinychev.
By the end of 2022, the AK&M rating agency awarded ALROSA the highest rating of RESG 1 for sustainability reporting, which determines the maximum level of information disclosure in corporate non-financial reporting.
According to RA AK&M, by the end of 2024, the company is among the leaders of the eighth rating of social efficiency, as well as the fifth rating of responsibility to society of the largest Russian companies.
