Production

Silver
In 2004 silver output made up 12.1 tons:

Dvoinoye deposit – 0.6 tons, with average concentration of 26.5 g/ton, ZAO "Severnoye Zoloto";
Valunistoye deposit – 11.5 tons, with average concentration of 137.21 g/ton, PK "Chukotka".

Prospects of growth of the co-product output are associated with industrial exploration of the Cupol gold and silver deposit: Reserve - 963 tons; average concentration – 251.3 g/ton (Chukotski Mining and Geological Company CJSC).

Tin
Extraction of tin at gravel and ore deposits in the Okrug was performed from 1941 to 1992. More than 200,000 tons of tin were produced during this period.
The rising tendency of the tin price in the world allows to forecast that in medium-term perspective profitable production of tin at the Russian largest Pyrkakayski Stockwork deposits will be resumed.

Tungsten
Tungsten was extracted from 1958 until 1992. About 90,000 tons of tungsten trioxide were produced during this time.
Apart from tin, tungsten and co-product silver, no other non-ferrous metals have ever been produced in Chukotka.

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COMMENTS

The program of economic development in Chukotka can be carried out, considers vice-premier of government CHAO M. Sobolev.

First of all, the long-term program leans on resources of peninsula. Let’s begin that geological resources of Chukotka are explored today on 10 %-17 %. The next regions are explored much better. And even on these, tentative estimations resources here can be found. The proved resources of gas on the Priosernoe deposit - 7,3 billion cubic meters. Oil resources are estimated approximately in 10 million tons, the proved stocks make 4 million tons of them. They are dispersed on small Fields, such, as Hatirskoe, where extraction is conducted by "Sibneft" company. But it is not necessary to dismiss a shelf – it’s insufficiently studied yet, but there are data, that it’s resources can make up to 14 billion tons of conditional fuel. Exxon Mobile Company in similar ice conditions, in Baffin bay has constructed 7 platforms. What prevents to construct them here?
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Reindeer breeding can be profitable: E. Marochkin acting on the head of agriculture and foodstuffs department makes comments.

There was a moratorium on an industrial slaughter of deers in district till 2006. But now it is removed, farms have allocated a contingent for commodity slaughter this year. It is planned to hand over in a trading network about 9 thousand deers this year. Within the limits of national project the agrarian and industrial complex have got slaughter area on terms of financial leasing which is assembled in Kanchalan. Basically its value is in that correctly cut production will receive a trade look and will answer all established norms. The livestock of deers for September, 1st - from above 183 thousand. It’s below the level of 1990 (490 thousand heads), nevertheless, in Chukotka a livestock grows on faster rates, than on Yamal, and it’s our main competitor. Potential market - not only Vladivostok, but also Japan, Korea, China. Reindeer breeding is, at least, preservation of a traditional way of life of native people and food safety of region and when sales volumes become great enough, branch can turn in profitable.
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