Sukhoy Log Named Russia's Largest Gold Deposit

The Sухой Лог gold deposit in Irkutsk Oblast is recognized as Russia's largest, with reserves exceeding 2,770 tons, followed by the Natalkinskoye deposit in Magadan Oblast and the Olimpiadinskoye deposit in Krasnoyarsk Krai. Together, these three deposits hold over 30% of Russia's total gold reserves.

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Sukhoy Log in Irkutsk Oblast is the largest gold deposit in Russia.
The reserves of Sukhoy Log exceed 2,770 tons.
Natalkinskoye in Magadan Oblast is the second-largest gold deposit with 1,385 tons.
Olimpiadinskoye in Krasnoyarsk Krai is the third-largest with 949.4 tons.
The combined reserves of these three deposits exceed 30% of Russia's total gold deposits.
A mining and processing plant is being built at Sukhoy Log, with $6 billion in investments.
The 220 kV Vitim substation provides stable power supply to the Sukhoy Log project.

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The Bank of Russia reported gold reserves of 73.4 million troy ounces on July 1, with a decline in value from 325.87 billion to 298.99 billion rubles over the month, and the central bank sold 1.4 million troy ounces of gold in the year so far. — vedomosti
The Bank of Russia began selling physical gold from state reserves in November 2025, marking the first such sale. — vedomosti
Over 200 new solid mineral deposits were registered in Russia in 2025, including the Ivanykhinskoye deposit in Saratov Oblast with one billion tons of potassium-magnesium salts. — m24
The Fedorovsko-Kedrovskoye gold deposit, located on the border of Kemerovo Oblast and Khakassia, was discovered in 2025 with estimated reserves of about 28 tons. — vesti

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Ministry of Natural Resources Reveals Russia's Largest Gold Deposit — Вести
Sukhoy Log recognized as Russia's largest gold deposit — Ведомости
In Minpriroda named Sukhoy Log largest gold deposit in Russia — Москва 24

Sukhoy Log Named Russia's Largest Gold Deposit

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