Petropavlovsk portfolio mine fined by Russian regulator remains open

(Alliance News) - Petropavlovsk PLC on Wednesday said a company in which it holds a substantial ...

Alliance News 14 July, 2021 | 12:52PM
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(Alliance News) - Petropavlovsk PLC on Wednesday said a company in which it holds a substantial stake was given a small fine by the Russian government after facing legal action over registration of a hazardous mine.

The FTSE 250-listed gold miner owns a 31% stake in IRC Ltd, an industrial commodities producer listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

In early June, IRC said its wholly owned subsidiary, Kimkano-Sutarsky Mining & Beneficiation Plant LLC, was facing proceeding initiated by the Russian Federal Service for Environmental, Technological & Nuclear Supervision.

The base metals mine has been fined USD3,000, or RUB200,000, after failing to register as a "hazardous facility".

The Russian supervisory body will allow Kimkano-Sutarsky to remain open and has not imposed changes on the mine.

However, it has ordered that the mine address the conditions which led to the non-registration and report back to the government body within one month.

Petropavlovsk acts as guarantor of two loan facilities with USD204 million outstanding for Kimkano-Sutarsky.

IRC shares rose 5.4% on Wednesday to HKD0.30 in Hong Kong, giving it a market capitalisation of HKD2.05 billion. That makes Petropavlovsk's stake worth around HKD637.6 million, equivalent to GBP59.2 million.

Shares in Petropavlovsk were trading up 0.8% at 23.02 pence each in London on Wednesday morning.

By Scarlett Butler; scarlettbutler@alliancenews.com

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