Norilsk Nickel negotiates joint development of Maslovskoye deposit with BHP Billiton and Rio Tintо
Norilsk Nickel negotiates joint development of Maslovskoye platinum, copper and nickel deposit in the Norilsk industrial district with BHP Billiton and Rio Tintо, Vedomosti reports with the reference to the co-owner and the General Director of the company, Vladimir Potanin.
As it was previously reported by deputy General Director of Norilsk Nickel Plc., Pavel Fyodorov,the internal resources of the company, project financing as well as the participation of large foreign companies can become the sources to finance the development of Maslovskoye deposit.
The company is formalizing the license for Maslovskoye deposit. The peak mining there will make up about 1 million ounces (31 tons) of platinum-group metals in 2020-s.