GOLD SPONSORS
"SRK Consulting" is the world's first one-stop consultancy offering specialist services to mining and exploration companies for the entire life cycle of a mining project from exploration through to mine closure. Among SRK Consulting's approximately 1,500 clients are most of the world's major and medium-sized mining houses, exploration companies, banks, petroleum companies, agribusiness companies, construction firms and government departments.
Formed in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1974, SRK now employs approximately 660 professionals in 33 permanent offices on six continents. A broad range of internationally recognised associate consultants are also available world-wide to complement the core staff.
The SRK Group's independence is ensured by the fact that it holds no equity in any project or company and that its ownership rests solely with its staff. This enables SRK to provide its clients with conflict-free and objective recommendations on crucial judgment issues.
SRK Consulting employs leading specialists in each field of science and engineering. Its seamless integration of services, and global base, has made the company the world's leading practice in due diligence, feasibility studies and confidential internal reviews.
SRK Consulting offices in the countries in which it operates are staffed by international as well as local experts thus ensuring both technical and local context excellence.
"Polyus Gold" is the leading gold producer in Russia and the only Russian company among the world's largest gold producers.
Our major assets are:
- in Krasnoyarsk region - giant Olympiada deposit as well as Blagodantoe, Titimukhta, Tyrada, Olenii, Razdolinskaya, Zyryanovskaya and Panimba fields.
- in Irkutsk region - Zapadnoe, Verninskoe, Pervenets, and Chertovo Koryto and Mukodek goldfields as well as some 94 placer deposits.
- in Magadan region - giant Natalka deposit and smaller Degdekan and Vostochnoye fields.
- in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) - Kuranakh ore body and Kyutchus field as well as 50% interest in the giant Nezhdaninskoye field.
- in Amur region - Bamskoe gold field.
Our reserves and resources (by JORC classification) as of January 1st 2006 are:
- 25.1 mln oz of reserves (Proved & Probable)
- 76.8 mln oz of resources (Indicated, Measured and Inferred)
Gold production in 2005 totaled 33.5 tons (1 076 k oz).
Polyus Gold is an innovative company that relies on technology to boost competitive advantages. We implement the best standards of corporate governance to position Polyus as an attractive investment.
Producing a ton of gold creates 1000 jobs. It puts special responsibility on Polyus as the company that facilitates sustainable development of the gold producing regions. The company abides by the principles of absolute financial transparency, fully pays its dues and taxes both to federal and regional governments, and supports sports, education and culture.
"The MICEX Stock Exchange" is the largest equity trading platform in Russia, on which shares of over 190 Russian issuers are traded daily, including blue chips such as Gazprom, Lukoil, Surgutneftegas, Sberbank, UES of Russia, Norilsk Nickel, MTS, Tatneft, Novatek and many more, with a total market capitalisation of around 885 billion US dollars. 586 organisations participate in trading on the MICEX Stock Exchange. This is a group of professional members with a client base of over 260 thousand investors. In 2006 the trade volume on the MICEX SE reached 755 billion US dollars, including 550 billion US dollars in share trading, which composes over 90% of the total turnover on trading platforms in Russia. Many investment funds trade on the Stock Exchange, stimulating the growth of mutual funds and other collective investment vehicles. The MICEX index, the key indicator for Russian stocks, grew in 2006 by 67.5%.
