BLAGODATNOYE

Krasnoyarsk region, Eastern Siberia, Russia

Mining type

Conventional shovel-and-truck open pit operation

2020 production

455.4 koz

2019 production

420.8 koz

9 mtpaProcessing capacity

12 millionProven and Probable Reserves (ounces)

17 millionMeasured, Indicated an Inferred Mineral Resources (ounces)

1,502Employees

Located only 25 kilometres away from Polyus flagship operation, Olimpiada, Blagodatnoye is the Company’s third largest mine. Commissioned in July 2010, it boasts a processing capacity of 9 mln tonnes of ore per year, which makes it one of the largest ore processing plants in the Russian gold mining sector.