20% of residents of settlements in Kolyma can become legal gold miners (individual mining) with the adoption of a law allowing gold mining by private individuals. In this respect Wrote TASS agency, referring to the message of Oleg Kosolapov, Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Magadan Region.
“In Kolyma, places for the extraction of precious metals are located in the Susumansky municipal district. According to preliminary data, one-fifth of residents will be able to try out the free miner role. Later, the geography of freedom will be expanded to include other municipalities of Kolyma,” he said.
According to him, local residents have long been waiting for the adoption of a law on the legalization of the extraction of precious metals by individuals – its adoption will bring illegal miners out of the shadows.
On the eve of Alexander Potavin, the leading analyst of Finam expression The view that allowing individuals to mine gold could lead to a “gold rush” and the creation of a whole industry that would begin to service private miners.
This week Vedomosti newspaper reportedthat the government commission on legislative activities has approved a project that allows individuals to legally mine gold.