Nowadays, gold is mined mainly from ores. And not only from gold, but also from those in which other non-ferrous metals predominate, namely: copper, lead, silver.
In natural non-ferrous metals, the gold content, as a rule, is much lower than in gold minerals, but at the same time the costs of its extraction are somewhat lower. It is worth noting that in this case, the mining of precious metals will largely depend on the demand for other non-ferrous metals.
Gold Sources
To the question: "How to mine gold?" - There are several answers. The main source of income is primary deposits. In addition, gold can be mined from recycled material. Of course, this source is still insignificant in scale, but in the future, with the development of the sphere of use of precious metals in industry, its significance will increase.
To know how to mine gold from secondary sources, you need to understand what "secondary gold" is. This is the name of the metal obtained as a result of processing of products that have failed, which include precious metal in any, even insignificant, quantities.
Primary gold deposits are, as a rule, quartz veins of various thicknesses and thicknesses.
How to break into the "golden" business
Before mining gold, you should determine the possible options for gold mining. Firstly, you can take part in a competition where a gold mining license is issued based on the results. SUE "Komdragmet" today can offer all interested investors more than a dozen fields with ready-made business plans and justifications for their implementation. But you need to understand that the development of an ore deposit requires huge funds - about hundreds of millions of dollars. Even the largest bank is far from always able to overpower such investments alone.
There is another option available, how to mine gold: a long-term loan for the development of new deposits. Such a loan can be obtained for a longer period, when compared with the advance payment of seasonal mining of precious metal. Investors in the development of alluvial deposits, according to prospectors, can pay off in one to two years, in the development of ore deposits in ten years.
The third option is the acquisition of shares in a gold mining enterprise. For example, the former state mining and processing enterprises.
Gold deposits in Russia
Gold is mined in Russia in 28 entities, from Karelia to Chukotka. More than 600 joint-stock companies and other production structures, which are independent producers, work in this industry.
Domestic gold mining is mainly aimed at the development of alluvial deposits, since such facilities have shorter mine construction periods. But recently, mining and geological conditions for processing placers have significantly deteriorated, and the average gold grade has decreased. As a result, there is a steady upward trend in the importance of ore deposits in the total gold mining in Russia.
This process is especially indicative of the Magadan region, which is the country's largest gold mining region and provides for the production of about a third of the domestic precious metal.
