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Mineral resources

Data is provided by Branches of the Regional Geological Information Fund for Siberian Federal District in Irkutsk Region, Republic of Buryatia and Trans-Baikal Territory; FGUNPP Rosgeolfond

The Baikal Natural Area boasts 420 discovered and explored deposits and more than 1,000 occurrences of different minerals. Exploration, production and processing of many types of mineral resources provide an important basis for sustainable economic development and social stability in BNA. At the same time, mining mineral resources poses multiple environmental impacts, the degree of which depends on the scale of mining operations, type of minerals and the distance to the Lake Baikal.

In 2012, the subsoil use in BNA has almost remained unchanged from 2011. As of January 01, 2013, there were 133 active licenses (134 as of January 01, 2012).

In 2012, 5 licenses were issued and 6 licenses were revoked.

Below is a description of mineral resources and subsoil use in the Central and Buffer Environmental Zones of BNA. The Environmental Zone of Atmospheric Influences is located outside the basin of the Lake Baikal. Therefore, only a brief overview of mineral resources in EZAI is given here. Information about underground resources (drinking, process, mineral, thermal and industrial resources) in BNA is given in section “Groundwater”.

условные обозначения	Legend
границы	Boundaries
Центральной экологической зоны	Central environmental zone
буферной экологической зоны	Buffer environmental zone
зоны атмосферного влияния	Environmental zone of atmospheric influences
крупность месторождения (размер символа)	Field size (symbol size)
крупные	large
средние	medium-sized
мелкие	small
индекс Пи –Au	mineral symbol – Au
N – номер в таблице	N – item number in the table
символ ПИ	mineral icon
степень промышленного освоения месторождения (цвет символа ПИ)	Degree of commercial development (color of the mineral icon)
разрабатываемое	Under development
подготовленное к освоению	Ready for development
госрезерв	State reserves
разведываемое	Under exploration
топливно-энергетические ресурсы	Fuel and energy resources
УБ – бурый уголь	L - Lignite
УК – каменный уголь	C - Coal
U – уран	U – Uranium
благородные металлы	Precious metals
Au – золото (коренное)	Au – Gold (lode)
Au – золото (россыпное)	Au – Gold (placer)
цветные и редкие металлы	Non-ferrous and rare metals
бериллий	Beryllium
молибден	Molybdenum
редкоземельные	Rare earth
вольфрам	Tungsten
цинк	Zinc
свинец	Lead
цветные камни	Gemstones
нефрит	Nephritis
турмалин	Tourmaline
индустриальное и горно-химическое сырье	Industrial and chemical raw materials
апатит	Apatite
фосфориты	Phosphorites
сапропель	Sapropel
графит	Graphite
плавиковый шпат	Fluorspar
абразивы	Abrasives
глины огнеупорные	Refractory clay
известняки флюсовые	Fluxing limestone
кварц и кварциты для металлургии	Quartz and quartzite for metallurgical use
карбонатное сырье для хим.промышленности	Carbonaceous raw materials for chemicals
перлит	Perlite
полевошпатовое сырье	Fledspathic raw materials
кварцевые пески для стекольной промышленности	Silica sand for glass industry
тальк	Talc
флогопит	Phlogopite
цеолиты	Zeolites
строительные материалы	Construction materials
облицовочные камни	Ornamental stones
песчано – гравийные материалы	Sand and gravel
пески строительные	Construction sand
строительные камни	Construction stone
цементное сырье	Raw materials for cement production

Mineral resources and subsoil use in CEZ of BNA

Limitation of exploration and extraction in CEZ. The Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated August 30, 2001 No. 643 approved the List of Activities Prohibited in the Central Environmental Zone. Four of the total of 36 prohibited activities are directly associated with mineral resources (exploration and extraction):

1) crude oil and natural gas extraction;

2) radioactive ores extraction;

3) metal ores extraction; and

4) mining and quarrying with respect to:

a) exploration and development of new fields where no actual mining was conducted; and

b) extraction of sand, pebble, gravel and crushed stone in the water area and the coastal protection zone of the Lake Baikal, within the beds and coastal protection zones of spawning rivers, except for dredging.

The Irkutsk Region part of CEZ. As of January 01, 2013, the central environmental zone had 29 registered mineral deposits, including 16 deposits of raw materials for chemical and technical applications and of gemstones (none of them is currently under development), and 13 deposits of construction materials (of which six are under development). Marble quarrying at the Buguldeika quarry in CEZ was suspended in 2012. The mining license was revoked due to non-compliance with license terms. Exploration and extraction of sand and gravel mixes have started at Solzan subsoil site. 

As of January 01, 2013, there were six active mining licenses in the Irkutsk Region part of CEZ, including four issued by the Subsoil Management Department of Irkutsk Region, two issued by the Government of Irkutsk Region, and one from the Administration of Slyudyanka District.

The other mineral resource deposits in CEZ are included in the state reserves.

The Buryat Republic part of CEZ. As of January 01, 2013, CEZ had 44 registered mineral deposits located in the Republic of Buryatia, including 16 deposits of raw materials for technical applications, rare earths and construction materials, and 28 deposits of commonly occurring minerals included in the state reserves.

The allocated reserves in the Buryat Republic part of CEZ have four mineral deposits, including the Kholodinskoye pyrite-polymetallic deposit.  Discovered in 1968, this deposit was explored for 15 years (1974 -1988) and was included in the state reserves from 1985 to 2005. In 2005, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources registered and issued a subsoil use license valid until March 10, 2025 (UDE 13040 TE) to InvestEuroCompany LLC. The intended purpose of the license is “mining of polymetallic ores at the Kholodninskoye deposit”. The license agreement provides that the subsoil user must ensure that construction of a mining facility is completed on or before September 10, 2009, and the design capacity of at least 3 million tons of ore per year will be achieved on or before March 10, 2010. After the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated November 27, 2006 No. 1641-r had approved the boundaries of environmental zones in BNA, the Kholodninskoye deposit appeared to be located in CEZ which is banned from being mined for metallic ores (Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated August 30, 2001 No. 643).  In 2005-2011, the activities at the deposit covered pre-design and design phases only.  In September 2012, the Buryat Republic Office of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources conducted an audit of the failure of InvestEuroCompany LLC to comply with the license agreement for subsoil use to mine polymetallic ores at the Kholodninskoye deposit. The Order of the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use dated December 21, 2012 No. 1382 suspended the right to use subsoil granted to InvestEuroCompany LLC under license UDE 13040 TE until December 30, 2014.

Mineral resources and subsoil use in BEZ of BNA

The Buryat Republic part of BEZ.

Fuel and energy resources

Coal. In 2012, five lignite deposits and two coal deposits were under development.

The state reserves of the State Register of Mineral Resources of the Russian Federation includes five lignite deposits and three coal deposits.

Ore minerals

Placer gold. The Gold section of the State Register of Mineral Resources of the Russian Federation includes balance and off-balance reserves of 23 minor gold placers in five administrative districts of Buryatia.

Tungsten. In 2012, the unallocated subsoil reserves included four deposits of tungsten.

The Inkurskoye and Kholtosonskoye deposits on the right bank of the Dzhida River were developed by the Dzhidinsky Tungsten and Molybdenum Plant. What was left after the production had been closed down is the tailing pond of more than 1 km2 which is now the Barun-Narynskoye man-made deposit with balance reserves of 21 thousand tons of WO3, and the most polluted river in Buryatia, the Modonkul River (a right-hand tributary of the Dzhida River).

Since 2010, this deposit has been developed by Zakamensk CJSC (License UDE 01299 TR, valid from December 11, 2009 until December 01, 2022). 

Molybdenum. As of January 01, 2012, the state reserves of the State Register of Mineral Resources of the Russian Federation included molybdenum reserves at the Malo-Oinogorsk deposit.

Beryllium. The allocated subsoil reserves include the Yermakovskoye deposit of fluorite-phenacite-bertrandite ores. In October 2005, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use registered and issued a subsoil use license valid until August 01, 2025 (UDE 13303 TE) to YARUUNA INVEST LLC. The intended purpose of the license is “mining of fluorine-beryllium ores at the Yermakovskoye deposit”.  Under the license agreement, the subsoil user undertakes to ensure that “the first phase will reach the design capacity of at least 25 thousand tons of ore per year on or before August 1, 2009”. The deposit was not developed in 2012.

Non-ore minerals

In 2012, nine non-ore mineral deposits, including the Oshurkovskoye apatite ore deposit, were under development in the Buryat Republic part of CEZ.  In March 2006, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use registered and issued a subsoil use license valid until April 01, 2026 (UDE 13555 TE) to Daksi Ltd LLC. The intended purpose of the license is “mining of apatite ores at the Oshurkovskoye deposit”.  Under the license agreement, the subsoil user undertakes to ensure that “a commercial development plan for the license block is approved as appropriate… on or before April 1, 2008”.  As of January 01, 2013, the said plan is not approved.

Trans-Baikal Territory part of BEZ. The Baikal Natural Area in Trans-Baikal Territory has the basins of two large right-hand tributaries of the Selenga River: the Chikoi and Khilok Rivers.

In the basin of the Khilok River, there are 10 active mining licenses.

In the basin of the Chikoi River, there are 16 active licenses.

In 2012, the number of active licenses in the Trans-Baikal Territory part of BEZ has not changed from the previous year (2011: 26 licenses). 

Mineral resources and subsoil use in EZAI of BNA

In 2012, EZAI had 176 registered deposits, including 11 ore deposits, 6 coal deposits, 3 peat deposits, 28 deposits of raw materials for chemical and technical applications and of gemstones, and 128 construction material deposits.

In 2012, 67 deposits were under development, including 14 non-ore deposits and 53 construction material deposits. 109 deposits were included in the state reserves.

Worth mentioning among the large deposits under development are the Usolskoye rock salt deposit; Cheremkhovskoye and Ishinskoye coal deposits; Malobystrinskoye lapis lazuli deposit; Troshkovskoye and Kamenskoye high-melting clay deposits; Granovskoye peat deposit; Irkutnoye (Soldatsky quarry) and Kudinskoye (Fereferovy Ostrova) sand and gravel deposits; and Maksimovskoye brick loam deposit.

As of January 01, 2013, in EZAI there were 30 active licenses issued by the Subsoil Management Department of Irkutsk Region. Moreover, as of January 01, 2013, there were 112 licenses issued by district administrations and the Government of Irkutsk Region for exploration and mining of commonly occurring minerals in EZAI.

Environmental impact from mining

All subsoil users engaged in mining must comply with requirements for the rational use and protection of mineral resources, and in particular prevent pollution of the subsoil by operations and discharge of waste and process waters in accordance with the Federal Law of the Russian Federation “On Subsoil” and the Federal Law “On Environmental Protection” dated January 10, 2002 No. 7-FZ, Article 26 “Allowable rates for removal of natural environment components”, Article 46 “Requirements for environmental protection in siting, design, construction, reconstruction, commissioning and operation of oil and gas production facilities, and facilities for processing, transportation, storage and sale of oil, gas and refined products”, and Article 63.1 “The Unified State Environment Monitoring System”.

The southern part of BNA (the basin of the Selenga River) with its main industrial centers (Ulan-Ude, Gusinoozersk and Nizhneselenginsky industrial hubs) suffer a high man-caused load on its geological environment. Deposits of coal, lignite, tungsten-molybdenum ores and gold are being developed in the basins of tributaries of the Selenga River (the Khilok, Dzhida, Uda Rivers, etc.).

Coal and lignite mining. In the Republic of Buryatia, lignite was actively mined in the Gusinoozersk basin until the mid-1990s.  The deposits were developed by the Kholboldzhinsky open-pit mine and the Gusinoozersk mine along the coastline of the Gusinoye Lake.

At present, the mine is closed down. Pollutants get into the lake (which is a source of domestic water supply in Gusinoozersk) from the coal mining area by the filtration of atmospheric precipitation through rock dumps and with drainage (quarry and mine) water. There are lot of abandoned ditches and trenches of 20 m in depth or deeper along the coast of the Gusinoye Lake which contribute to the gully development.

In the south eastern part of Gusinoozersk, there is a developing ground subsidence section above the former Gusinoozersk mine. This leads to deformations of residential buildings which develop cracks in the walls and foundations, as well as to the development of sinkholes and deep fractures in the ground. Water levels in a cone of depression in this area may be returning to normal levels after the cessation of mine drainage, which can result in flooding of the built-up area. 

An observation network is required to assess the developments in the condition of underground waters and exogenous geological processes in this area, and to control the safety of surface and underground water intakes for domestic water supply. The layout of such network has been determined based on a survey undertaken in 2005.   However, until now no network has been set up.

The Tugnuisky open pit mine at the Olon-Shibirskoye coal deposit1) is one of the major coal mining operations in BNA. The site uses forced drainage of quarry water and discharges it to the environment.

In 2012, there was no state monitoring of groundwater and exogenous geological processes in the influence area of the Tugnuisky coal mine, and subsoil users provided no data on the condition of environmental components.

Development of tungsten deposits. The former mining facilities of the Dzhidinsky Tungsten and Molybdenum Plant are being currently reconstructed and new production facilities (a modern concentrating plant and a hydrometallurgical shop for tungsten concentrate processing) are being built at the Inkurskoye and Kholtosonskoye deposits in the basins of the Modonkul and Myrgenshen Rivers (right-hand tributaries of the Dzhida River). A government order to develop and implement an action program for mitigation of negative impacts on the ecosystem of Zakamensk caused by consequences of the operation of the former Dzhidinsky Tungsten and Molybdenum plant was placed in 2011. Zakamensk CJSC was successful in the tender and was awarded the contract in July 2011. Phase I of the action program for mitigation of negative impacts on the ecosystem of Zakamensk caused by consequences of the operation of the former Dzhidinsky Tungsten and Molybdenum Plant was implemented until the end of 2011. As a result, 3.2 million tons of man-made waste (old tailings) was removed and landfilled. The waste was partially decontaminated. The main goal at the preparatory stage of land reclamation is to remove man-made sand. Design documentation for the “Phase II of activities to mitigate negative impacts” was developed in 2012. The Federal Special Purpose Program “Protection of the Lake Baikal and Socio-Economic Development of the Baikal Natural Area in 2012-2020” has allocated 4,142.4 million rubles for the disposal of waste generated by the Dzhidinsky Tungsten and Molybdenum Plant, including 2,400.5 million rubles from the federal budget; 481.9 million rubles from the budget of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation; and 1,260 million rubles from non-budgetary sources. In 2012, the allocations amounted to 458 million rubles, including: 269.1 million rubles from the federal budget; 58.9 million rubles from the budget of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation; and 130 million rubles from non-budgetary sources. 527.4 thousand tons of waste was removed and recycled.

At present, inactive facilities of the Dzhidinsky Tungsten and Molybdenum Plant (rock dumps, drained mine waters, and a tailing pond) continue to have a high man-caused impact on the environment.

Observations of surface waters conducted by the Buryat Center for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (a branch of the Trans-Baikal Department for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Rosgidromet)) at Zakamensk station on the Modonkul River (two cross sections) have registered one high pollution episode (HP) in 2012 (2011: 4 HPs). 

Maximum concentrations at the upstream cross section reached 1.6 times MAC for sulfates; 1.4 times MAC for oxidation resistant organic substances; 12.1 times MAC for total iron; 5.8 times MAC for copper; 1.3 times MAC for zinc; 2 times MAC for volatile phenols; 1.8 times MAC for petroleum products; and 10.6 times MAC for fluorides. The cross section upstream from the city showed typical pollution by the content of sulfates, total iron, copper, zinc and fluorides and unstable pollution for oxidation resistant organic substances, petroleum products and volatile phenols. The water in the river is rated as “highly polluted” at the upstream cross section and as “polluted” at the downstream cross section.

The Modonkul River is a small tributary of the Dzhida River that suffers the highest anthropogenic load in Buryatia and the Baikal Natural Area. In addition to uncontrolled discharges of mine and drainage waters from the inactive plant, the estuary cross section of the Modonkul River shows impacts from wastewater discharged by treatment facilities of Zakamensk Housing and Communal Services Enterprise.

Conclusions

1. The subsoil use in the Baikal Natural Area has almost remained unchanged from 2011 to 2012. Five licenses were issued in BNA in 2012 (four in the Republic of Buryatia and one in Irkutsk Region) and six licenses were revoked (four in the Republic of Buryatia and two in Irkutsk Region).

2. Environmental impacts from currently or previously developed mineral deposits remain significant. The Modonkul River continues to be heavily polluted by tailing ponds and drainage water from the inactive Dzhidinsky Tungsten and Molybdenum Plant in Zakamensk District of the Republic of Buryatia. The Federal Special Purpose Program “Protection of the Lake Baikal and Socio-Economic Development of the Baikal Natural Area in 2012-2020” has allocated 4,142.4 million rubles for the disposal of waste generated by the Dzhidinsky Tungsten and Molybdenum Plant. Phase I of the action program for mitigation of negative impacts on the ecosystem of Zakamensk was implemented in 2011. As a result, 3.2 million tons of man-made waste (old tailings) was removed and landfilled. Design documentation for the “Phase II of activities to mitigate negative impacts” was developed and 527.4 thousand tons of waste was removed and recycled in 2012.

3. Particularly noteworthy are plans to develop Russia’s largest Kholodninskoye deposit of lead-zinc sulfide ores in North Baikal District of the Republic of Buryatia. Environmental impacts from the development of tungsten sulfide deposits in the basin of the Dzhida River should be taken into consideration when making decisions on the development of sulfide ores at the Kholodninskoye deposit. Since 2005, the Kholodninskoye deposit has been included in the allocated subsoil reserves. In September 2012, the Buryat Republic Office of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources conducted an audit of the failure of InvestEuroCompany LLC to comply with the license agreement for subsoil use to mine polymetallic ores at the Kholodninskoye deposit. The Order of the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use dated December 21, 2012 No. 1382 suspended the right to use subsoil granted to InvestEuroCompany LLC under license UDE 13040 TE until December 30, 2014.

Mineral deposits in Central Environmental Zone of BNA (as of January 01, 2013) (deposits included in the allocated reserves are indicated in bold)

Location	Deposit name	Mineral	‑{}‑Size	Applications	Degree of development (status)	Production in 2012	Unit of measure	Subsoil user	License, expiry date	Number on the figure
IRKUTSK REGION
Slyudyanka District	Pereval (Slyudyanskoye)	Marble		Raw material for cement production	Under development (since 1957)	902	thousand tons	Angarsk Cement Mining Plant OJSC	IRK01987TE 01.12.2015	42
		Limestone	Large	Construction stone		311	thousand m3
	Slyudyanskoye	Phlogopite mica	Large	Technical raw material	Reserve (was developed in 1927-1969)	-	-	-	-	41
	Talovskoye	Phlogopite mica	Medium-sized	Technical raw material	Reserve	-	-	-	-	38
	Bezymyannoye	Graphite	Medium-sized	Technical raw material	Reserve	-	-	-	-	47
	Uluntuyskoye	Phosphorus (apatite)	Medium-sized	Chemical raw materials	Reserve	-	-	-	-	45
	Syutochkina Pad’	Phosphorus (apatite)	Medium-sized	Chemical raw materials	Reserve	-	-	-	-	43
	Murinskoye	Clay	Large	Raw material for expanded clay	Reserve	-	-	-	-	50
	Murinskoye	Clay	Medium-sized	Raw material for bricks	Reserve	-	-	-	-	50
	Burovshina	Pink marble	Small	Ornamental stone	Under development	0	thousand m3	Burovshina LLC	IRK01891TE 01.09.2014	44
		Gneiss, marble		Construction gravel
	Novo-Burovshinskoye	Marble	Medium-sized	Ornamental stone	Reserve					46
	Dinamitnoye	Marble	Small	Construction gravel, marble chips	Under development	0	thousand m3	Baikalpromkamen LLC	IRK01888TE 01.09.2014	40
	Pad’ Pokhabikha	Gneiss	Medium-sized	Construction stone	Reserve	-	-	-	-	39
	149th km	Bastard granite	Medium-sized	Construction stone	Reserve	-	-	-	-	37
	106th km	Bastard granite	Medium-sized	Construction stone	Reserve	-	-	-	-	35
	Angasolskoye	Granite	Medium-sized	Construction gravel	Under development	505.8	thousand m3	Russian Railways OJSC	IRK02029TE	36
	Angasolskoye	Granite, migmatite	Medium-sized	Construction gravel	Under development			Pervaya Nerudnaya Kompaniya OJSC	IRsl 00004TE 01.01.2020	36
	Site adjacent to the Angasolskoye deposit from north east	Granite	Medium-sized	Construction gravel	Under development				IRsl 00003TE 01.01.2029	36
	Utulikskoye	Gravel, sand	Small	Construction material	Reserve		-			48
	Pankovskoye	Sand	Small	Construction sand	Reserve		-	-		51
	Solzan site	Sand and gravel mix	Small	Construction material	Under development	0	thousand m3	Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill OJSC	IRsl 00005TE 01.10.2015	49

Location	Deposit name	Mineral	Size	Applications	Degree of development (status)	Production in 2012	Unit of measure	Subsoil user	License, expiry date	Number on the figure
Irkutsk District	Kharginskoye	Glass sand	Medium-sized	Raw material for glass industry	Reserve		-			24
	Goloestenskoye	Quartzite (silica stone)	Small	Raw material for ceramics and refractory products	Reserve		-	-	-	32
Olkhon District	Ust-Anginskoye	Marble	Large	Raw material for chemical industry	Reserve	-	-	-	-	13
	Sarminskoye	Phosphorites	Small	Mineral fertilizers	Reserve	-	-	-	-	14
	Naryn-Kuntinskoye	Feldspar	Small	Raw material for ceramics (porcelain) and refractory products	Reserve	-	-	-	-	20
	Zavorotnenskoye	Micro quartzite	Large	Abrasive material	Reserve (was developed in 1975-1993)	-				1]
	Srednekedrovoye	Micro quartzite	Large	Abrasive material	Reserve	-	-	-	-	10
	Khuzhirskoye	Clay loam	Small	Raw material for bricks	Reserve	-	-	-	-	15
	Khara-Zhelginskoye	Talc	Medium-sized	Technical raw material	Reserve	-	-	-	-	19
	Buguldeiskoye	Marble	Large	Ornamental and statuary stone	Reserve	-		-	-	23
REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA
North Baikal District	Kholodninskoye	Zinc, lead, sulfur	Large	Non-ferrous metals	Preparations for development	0	-	InvestEuroCompany LLC	UDE 13040 TE 10.03.2025	1
	Kavynakh	Placer gold	Small as of January 01, 2010	Precious metals	Was developed in 1870-1949 and 1995-2000 Produced 1.3 tons of Au	0	-	Kavynakh LLC	UDE 00593 BR 03.06.2013	8
	Akitskoye	Yttrium group rare earths	Subsoil plot of federal importance Large	Rare metals	Explored			-		4
	Pryamoi II	Yttrium group rare earths	Subsoil plot of federal importance Large	Rare metals	Explored	-		-		3
	Chestenskoye	Yttrium group rare earths	Subsoil plot of federal importance Large	Rare metals	Explored	-	-	-		2
		Goudzhekitskoye	Granular quartz	Subsoil plot of federal importance Small	High-purity raw quartz	State reserves	-	-	-		9
	Nadezhnoye	Granular quartz	Subsoil plot of federal importance Medium-sized	High-purity raw quartz	State reserves	-		-		5
		Promezhutochnoye	Granular quartz	Subsoil plot of federal importance Small	High-purity raw quartz	Evaluated					7
	Tyiskoye	Granular quartz	Subsoil plot of federal importance Small	High-purity raw quartz	State reserves	-	-	-		б

Location	Deposit name	Mineral	Size	Applications	Degree of development (status)	Production in 2012	Unit of measure	Subsoil user	License, expiry date	Number on the figure
Barguzin District	Barmashovoye	Sapropel	Small	Therapeutic mud	State reserves		-	"		13
Pribaikalsky District	Kotokel Lake	Sapropel	Small	Therapeutic mud	Under development	0,025	thousand m3	Baikalkurort Health Resort Institution of Trade Unions in the Republic of Buryatia	UDE 00284 ME 22.05.2012	17
	Kotokelskoye	Sapropel	Small	Therapeutic mud	State reserves					16
Kabansk District	Tarakanovskoye	Limestone, sand rock	Small	Raw material for cement industry	Under development	409	thousand tons	Timlyui Cement Plant LLC	UDE 01003 TE 18.12.2014	27
	Bolyperechenskoye	Limestone	Small	Raw material for cement industry	State reserves	-	-	-		26
		Pravoelovskoye	Limestone	Small	Raw material for cement industry	State reserves			-		28
	Nikitinskoye	Limestone	Small	Raw material for cement industry	State reserves					31

Table 1.2.2.3.2.

Mineral deposits in Buffer Environmental Zone of BNA (as of January 01, 2013) (deposits included in the allocated reserves are indicated in bold)

Location	Deposit name	Mineral	Size	Applications	Degree of development (status)	Production in 2012	Unit of measure	Subsoil user	License, expiry date	Number on the figure
REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA
Barguzin District	Bodonskoye	Lignite	Small	Solid fuel	State reserves	-	-			12
Bichura District	Okino-Klyuchevskoye Site 2	Lignite	Small	Solid fuel	Under development	547	thousand tons	Ugolny Razrez LLC	UDE 01423TE 13.01.2028	76
	Okino-Klyuchevskoye (the rest of reserves)	Lignite	Small	Solid fuel	Under development	653		Ugolny Razrez LLC	UDE 01328ТР 21.03.2028	77
	Okino-Klyuchevskoye (the rest of reserves)	Lignite	Medium-sized	Solid fuel	State reserves					78
Yeravninsky District	Daban-Gorkhonskoye	Lignite	Small	Solid fuel	Under development	13	thousand tons	Buryatugol LLC	UDE00767TE 13.01.2025	22
	Egitinskoye	Fluorspar	Small	Chemical raw materials	Under development	12	thousand tons	Ros-Shpat LLC	UDE14292TE 18.12.2013	21
Zaigrayevo District	Tatarsky Klyuch	Limestone for paint	Small	Carbonaceous raw material for paint	Under development	209	thousand tons	Gornaya Kompaniya LLC	UDE01157TE 07.12.2022	55
	Bilyutinskoye	Limestone	Medium-sized	Carbonaceous raw material for chemical industry	Under development	26	thousand tons	Gornaya Kompaniya LLC	UDE01156TE 07.12.2017	57

Location	Deposit name	Mineral	Size	Applications	Degree of development (status)	Production in 2012	Unit of measure	Subsoil user	License, expiry date	Number on the figure
Zaigrayevo District	Tarabukinskoye	Dolomites	Medium-sized	Carbonaceous raw material for metallurgy	Under development	160	thousand tons	Karier Dolomit OJSC	UDE00276TE 21.06.2013	34
	Mukhor-Talinskoye  (Mukhor-Bulyk site)	Perlites	Large	Construction stone	Under development	10	thousand m3	Perlit OJSC	UDE1078TE	52
Zakamensk District	Sanginskoye	Lignite	Small	Solid fuel	State reserves	-			-	72
	Khara-Khuzhirskoye	Coal	Small	Solid fuel	Under development	11	thousand tons	Zakamenskaya PMK OJSC	UDE00401TE 06.04.2018	71
	Bayangolskoye	Coal	Small	Solid fuel	State reserves		-		-	73
	Placer Inkur Brook	Tungsten	Medium-sized	Non-ferrous metals	Under development	0,176	thousand tons	Zakamensk CJSC	UDE01298TR 01.08.2023	87
	Kholtosonskoye	Tungsten	Medium-sized	Non-ferrous metals	Under development	0	-	Tverdosplav CJSC	UDE01477TE 15,12,2029	90
	Inkurskoye	Tungsten	Large	Non-ferrous metals	Under development	0		Tverdosplav CJSC	UDE01477TE 15.12.2029	91
	Barun-Narynskoye (waste dumps)	Tungsten	Small	Non-ferrous metals	Under development	0.319	thousand tons	Zakamensk CJSC	UDE01299ТР 01.12.2022	86
	Malo-Oinogorskoye	Molybdenum	Large	Non-ferrous metals	State reserves	-	-		-	88
	Khargantinskoye	Nephritis	Medium-sized	Gemstones	Under development	0,02	thousand tons  thousand tons  thousand tons thousand tons thousand tons	Kaskad PTP LLC	UDE00663TR 01.03.2021	70
	Khamarkhudinskoye	Nephritis	Large	Gemstones	Under development	0,51		MS Holding CJSC	UDE15011TE 28.09.2025	69
Kabansk District	Timlyuiskoye	Cement clay loam	Small	Construction material	Under development	35		Timlyui Cement LLC	UDE01002TE 18.12.2032	33
Kizhinga District Mukhorshibir District	Yermakovskoye	Beryllium	Large	Rare metals	Preparations for development	0		YARUUNA INVEST LLC	UDE13244TE 01.06.2025	54
	Nikolskoye, Nikolsky site	Coal	Medium-sized	Solid fuel	Preparations for development	0		Razrez Tugnuisky OJSC	UDE13244TE 01.06.2025	65
	Nikolskoye: Munkhansky and West Nikolsky sites	Coal	Small	Solid fuel	State reserves	-		-	-	64
	Erdem-Galgataiskoye	Coal	Large	Solid fuel	State reserves	-		-	-	62
Pribaikalsky District	Cheremshanskoye	Quartzite	Large	Raw material for ceramics and refractory products	Under development	202	thousand tons	Kremniy CJSC	УДЭ00712TE 17.02.2014	25

Location	Deposit name	Mineral	Size	Applications	Degree of development (status)	Production in 2012	Unit of measure	Subsoil user	License, expiry date	Number on the figure
Selenginsk District	Gusinoozerskoye (Bain-Zurkhensky and Kholboldzhinsky District)	Lignite	Small	Solid fuel	Under development	932	thousand tons	Bain-Zurkhe Coal Company OJSC	UDE01499TE 10.02.2026, UDE01500TE 10.02.2026	67
	Gusinoozerskoye (the rest of reserves for mines)	Lignite	Medium-sized	Solid fuel	State reserves					68
	Zagustaiskoye	Lignite	Small	Solid fuel	Under development	245	thousand tons	Buryatugol LLC	UDE00965TE 30.03.2025	60
	Zagustaiskoye (the rest of reserves for mines)	Lignite	Medium-sized	Solid fuel	State reserves					61
Tarbagatai District	Zharchikhinskoye	Molybdenum	Medium-sized	Non-ferrous metals	Preparations for development	0	thousand tons	Pribaikalsky Mining and Concentration Plant LLC	UDE14105TE 20.05.2027	53
Ivolginsk District	Oshurkovskoye	Apatites	Large	Chemical raw materials	Preparations for development	0	thousand tons	Daksi Ltd LLC	UDE13555TE 01.04.2026	30
TRANS-BAIKAL TERRITORY
Petrovsk-Zabaikalsky District	Olon-Shibirskoye	Coal	Medium-sized	Solid fuel	Under development	13	million tons	Razrez Tugnuisky OJSC	CHIT00926TE 31.12.2017	63
	Tarbagataiskoye	Lignite	Small	Solid fuel	Under development	260	thousand tons	Razrez Tigninsky LLC	CHIT01741TE 31.12.2019	66
	Burtui	Lignite	Small	Solid fuel	Under development	58	thousand tons	Burtui OJSC	CHIT01958TE 31.12.2018	59
	Bom-Gorkhon	Tungsten	Medium-sized	Non-ferrous metals	Under development	62	thousand tons	Kvarts Prospector’s Cooperative	ЧПТ01221TE 31.12.2016	58
Krasnochikoisky District	Zashulanskoye	Coal	Small	Solid fuel	Under development	11	thousand tons	Zashulansky Coal Open Pit Mine	CHIT01153TE 31.12.2012	75
	Gornoye	Uranium	Small	Fuel and energy resources	Under development	0	thousand tons	Gornoye Uranium Mining Company	CHIT14734TE 20.10.2027	79
	Malkhavskoye	Tourmaline	Large	Gemstones	Under development	220	kg	Turmalkhan CJSC	CHIT01190TE 31.12.2012	74
	Verkhne-Chikoiskoye	Placer gold	Medium-sized	Precious metals	Preparations for development	0	kg	Slyudyanka CJSC	CHIT00925BE 31.12.2013	97

Location	Deposit name	Mineral	Size	Applications	Degree of development (status)	Production in 2012	Unit of measure	Subsoil user	License, expiry date	Number on the figure
Krasnochikoisky District	Chikoi-Pangina,  Chikoi-1.2.3.4	Placer gold	Small	Precious metals	Preparations for development	0	kg	Slyudyanka CJSC	CHIT00923BE 31.12.2013	84
	Khuzharta	Placer gold	Small	Precious metals	Preparations for development	0	kg	Slyudyanka CJSC	CHIT00922BE 31.12.2013	98
		Atsa-Kunalei	Placer gold	Medium-sized	Precious metals	Preparations for development	0	kg	Slyudyanka CJSC	CHIT00954BE 31.12.2017	80
		Chikokon River	Placer gold	Small	Precious metals	Under development	26	kg	Slyudyanka CJSC	CHIT01615BE 30.06.2020	96
		Melnichnaya	Placer gold	Medium-sized	Precious metals	Preparations for development	0	kg	Taiga LLC	CHIT01330BE 31.12.2016	89
		Melnichnaya (headstream)	Placer gold	Small	Precious metals	Preparations for development	0	kg	Taiga LLC	CHIT02222BR 15.07.2026	85
	Khilkotoi with tributaries	Placer gold	Small	Precious metals	Preparations for development	0	kg	Taiga LLC	CHIT02099BR 30.03.2026	94
	Khilkotoi	Placer gold	Small	Precious metals	Under development	141	kg	Taiga LLC	CHIT01953BE 30.09.2016	95
	Gutai (a left-hand tributary of the Chikoi River)	Placer gold	Small	Precious metals	Under development			Taiga LLC	ЧНТ01338BE 31.12.2012	93
	Bolshaya with the tributary Bolotkina	Placer gold	Small	Precious metals	Preparations for development	0	kg	Taiga LLC	CHIT01337BE 31.12.2012	92
	Asakan	Placer gold	Small	Precious metals	Under development	68	kg	Sirius LLC	CHIT01661BE 31.12.2014	81
		Gornachikha and Glubokaya	Placer gold	Small	Precious metals	Under development	0	kg	Sirius LLC	CHIT01416BE 31.12.2012	83
	Kunalei and Fedotovka	Placer gold	Medium-sized	Precious metals	Under development	178	kg	Dauriya Gold Mining Cooperative	CHIT00953BE 31.12.2020	82
Khilok District	Kholinskoye	Zeolites	‑{}‑Large	Construction material	Under development	0,6	thousand tons	Kholinskiye Tseolity LLC	CHIT01441TE 31.12.2018	29
	Zhipkhegenskoye	Granite	Large	Construction gravel	Under development	380	million m3	Russian Railways OJSC	CHIT03200TE 31.12.2018	56

Source: The State Report “On the State of the Lake Baikal and Measures for Its Protection in 2012”, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation