OREANDA-NEWS. September 15, 2008. Polyus Gold participated in Yakutsk Economic Forum held in Yakutsk on the first week of September, reported the press-centre of Polyus Gold.

The topics covered by the Forum included development of non-ferrous metals sector of the region. General Director of OJSC South Verkhoyansk Mining Company (SVMC) (a wholly owned subsidiary of OJSC Polyus Gold) Igor Tsukurov spoke at the Forum within a session New metallurgy of Asia about the project called Comprehensive development of Tompon mining region. SVMC is one of the participants of the project and is planning to complete the construction of a new mine at Nezhdaninskoye deposit.

The investment project is aimed at developing the rich potential of Eastern Yakutia’s subsoil and creating a large power-intensive complex of mining companies in the region which is at the moment practically undeveloped.