Polyus (company)
Company type | Public |
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MCX: PLZL LSE: PLZL | |
Industry | Gold mining |
Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
Key people | Pavel Grachev (CEO) |
Products | Gold |
Revenue | $5.44 billion[1] (2023) |
$3.17 billion[1] (2023) | |
$1.73 billion[1] (2023) | |
Total assets | $9.28 billion[1] (2023) |
Total equity | $−627 million[1] (2023) |
Website | www |
PJSC Polyus (Template:Lang-ru) is a Russian gold mining company. It is the largest gold producer in Russia and one of the top 5 gold mining companies globally by output (68.84 million ounces of gold production in 2020).[2] It is headquartered in Moscow and is listed on both the Moscow and London Stock Exchanges.
Polyus’ main assets are located in Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East - in the regions of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, Magadan Oblast and the Republic of Sakha.
History
Polyus was founded as Polyus Gold (Template:Lang-ru) in March 2006, as a result of a spin-off from the gold assets of Norilsk Nickel.[3]
In May 2006, shares of Polyus Gold were admitted to listing and trading on the Russian stock exchanges RTS and MICEX (both of these later merged to form the Moscow Exchange). In December 2006, ADRs of Polyus Gold were listed and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange.[4]
In 2009, the businessman Suleyman Kerimov bought a 37% stake in Polyus Gold from Vladimir Potanin.[5] In 2015, the family of Suleyman Kerimov acquired 59% of Polyus Gold International Ltd (the parent holding company of Polyus Gold) and became the controlling shareholder of Polyus Gold. On 3 December 2015, Polyus Gold International Limited announced the delisting of its shares from the London Stock Exchange.[6]
In 2016, Polyus Gold changed its name to Polyus.
In June 2017, Polyus’s shares were re-admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange.[7]
In April 2019, Polyus sold a 3.84% stake worth US$390 million in a secondary public offering on the Moscow Stock Exchange.[8]
Operations
Polyus holds the world’s third largest gold reserves with 64.4 million ounces of proven and probable gold reserves, and the second largest mineral resource base globally with 193 ounces of gold.[9]
Operating mines
Asset | Region | 2019 Production | 2018 Production | Proven and probable reserves[10] |
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Olimpiada | Krasnoyarsk Krai | 1,389.2 koz | 1,321.7 koz | 26.0 moz |
Blagodatnoye | Krasnoyarsk Krai | 420.8 koz | 415.8 koz | 9.1 moz |
Verninskoye | Irkutsk Oblast | 255.9 koz | 219.4 koz | 4.8 moz |
Kuranakh | Sakha Republic | 224.7 koz | 198.9 koz | 4.3 moz |
Natalka | Magadan Oblast | 405 koz | 132.7 koz | 15.4 moz |
Alluvial deposits in the Bodaybinsky District | Irkutsk Oblast | 145.6 koz | 145.7 koz | 0.8 moz |
Development and exploration
- Sukhoi Log: one of the world’s largest gold greenfield projects. Estimated gold reserves are 962 mt of ore, grading 2.1 g/t gold for 63 moz of contained gold.
- Other deposits in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Amur Oblast and Irkutsk Oblast
Ownership
Main owner as of 2021: Said Kerimov (76.34% of shares). 21.85% of shares are in free circulation, 1.03% belong to the company's management.[1]
Carbon footprint
Polyus Gold reported Total CO2e emissions (Direct + Indirect) for 31 December 2020 at 2,020 Kt (-380 /-15.8% y-o-y).[11] The decline accelerated compared to the CAGR of -8.6% since 4Q'16.
Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 |
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3,250[12] | 3,290[13] | 3,170[14] | 3,100[15] | 2,380[16] | 2,400[17] | 2,020[11] |
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e "PJSC Polyus Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Polyus. 14 February 2024. p. 135. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ PJSC POLYUS TRADING UPDATE FOR 4Q and 2019
- ^ http://www.nornik.ru/_upload/editor_files/file0083.pdf
- ^ Bream, Rebecca (2006-12-18). "Polyus looks to Western merger". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "Sale of Polyus-Gold stake to billionaire Kerimov approved - News". russianpartner.biz. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ Reuters Editorial. "Russia's Polyus Gold announces delisting of shares on LSE". Reuters UK. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Devitt, Polina. "Russia's Polyus tests markets with London and Moscow share sales". Reuters UK. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ IntelliNews, bne (2019-04-04). "Russia's Polyus Gold Prepares to Sell 3.5% Stake for $400M". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ "Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources Update — Polyus". www.polyus.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ PJSC Polyus Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources Update, 5 June 2017
- ^ a b "Polyus Gold's ESG Datasheet for 2020Q4". Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Alt URL
- ^ "Polyus Gold's ESG Datasheet for 2018Q4". Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Alt URL
- ^ "Polyus Gold's ESG Datasheet for 2019Q4". Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Alt URL
- ^ "Polyus Gold's ESG Datasheet for 2020Q4". Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Alt URL
- ^ "Polyus Gold's ESG Datasheet for 2020Q4". Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Alt URL
- ^ "Polyus Gold's ESG Datasheet for 2020Q4". Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Alt URL
- ^ "Polyus Gold's ESG Datasheet for 2020Q4". Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Alt URL