Geologists from Rosgeologiya’ s Gorny-Altai Expedition claim to have discovered 22.m tonnes of gold deposits in the Altai mountains worth up to $850m, it was revealed today. The announcement comes just weeks after Russia’s main gold producer Polyus Gold and the China National Gold Group Corporation (CNG) agreed to cooperate in the exploration of large deposits in the Far Eastern region of Magadan.
Source: Siberian Times