The Department for Subsurface Management of Sakha (Yakutia) may conclude a contract with Almazy Anabara, a member of the ALROSA group, to assess the P2 resources at Prilensky Square and to identify the presence of diamondiferous kimberlites in this area. A diamond mining company will also be hired to provide further guidance on the exploration of the site, Interfax reports citing a government procurement website. According to the report, an agreement to study the site within the Molodno-Olenek interfluve will be signed following an open tender, which was declared invalid because the only application was filed by Almazy Anabara, with which the tender committee decided to conclude a contract.
The contract price is 271.1 million rubles.
Work is scheduled to be completed before the end of November 2022.
«Almazy Anabara» washes diamond placers in the Arctic region at north-west of Republic of Yakutia (Sakha).
Previously it was reported that the company plans to mine about 3.3 million carats of diamonds in the 2020 washing season, which is 27% lower than the initial production plan of 4.5 million carats.
Victoria Quiri, Correspondent of the European Bureau, Rough & Polished, Strasbourg
