In our time, gold is mined mainly from ores. And not only from gold, but also those in which other non-ferrous metals predominate, namely: copper, lead, silver.
In natural non-ferrous metals, the content of gold, as a rule, is much less 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 extraction of the precious metal will largely depend on the demand for other non-ferrous metals.
Sources of gold receipts
To the question: "How to mine gold?" - there are several possible answers. Primary deposits are the main source of income. In addition, gold can be mined from recycled material. Of course, in terms of scale, this source is still insignificant, but in the future, with the development of the use of precious metals in industry, its importance 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 the processing of products that have failed, which contain the 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 gold business
Before you mine gold, you should decide on 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 deposits 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 will not always be able to overpower such investments alone.
There is another affordable option for how to mine gold: a long-term loan for the development of new deposits. Such a loan can be obtained for a longer period, compared with the advance payment for the seasonal extraction of precious metal. Investments in the development of alluvial deposits, according to prospectors, can pay off in one or two years, in the development of ore deposits - in ten years.
The third option is the acquisition of shares in a gold mining company. For example, the former state miningenrichment enterprises.
Gold deposits in Russia
Gold in Russia is mined on the territory of 28 regions, from Karelia to Chukotka. More than 600 joint-stock companies and other production structures operate in this industry, which are independent miners.
Domestic gold mining is mainly aimed at the development of placer deposits, since such facilities have shorter construction periods for mines. But recently, the mining and geological conditions for the processing of placers have deteriorated significantly, and the average gold grade has also decreased. As a result, there is a steady upward trend in the importance of ore deposits in the total volume of gold mining in Russia.
This process is especially indicative of the Magadan region, which is a major gold-mining region of the country and provides the production of about a third of the domestic precious metal.
