Russian Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostechnadzor) has withheld a positive review on the fluorite-beryllium mining and processing complex in the Republic of Buryatia after an inspection of the mine.
Rostechnadzor inspectors identified seven violations at the waste disposal site at the Yermakovskoye mine, operated by Yermakovskoye LLC.
The company received a construction permit for the Yermakovsky processing plant with a design capacity of 30,000 tonnes of ore per year in the fall of 2025. 9 billion rubles have already been invested in the project.
The Yermakovskoye fluorite-beryllium deposit is the largest in Russia. At the time of licensing in 2005, its ore reserves were estimated at 1.4 million tonnes with a grade of 0.8% beryllium and 19% fluorite.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
