Petropavlovsk PLC operates in the Gold ores sector. Petropavlovsk PLC is a Russian gold exploration company. As of December 31, 2010, the Company was engaged in gold mining at the Pokrovskiy, Pioneer and Malomir deposits (including exploration and development) and the Company's alluvial deposits, including those held under ZAO ZRK Omchak; the acquisition, exploration and development of related reserves and resources in the Amur north-east belt, Yamal and Krasnoyarsk regions, including Albyn and Tokur, YamalZoloto/ Yamal Mining Company and portfolio assets; the acquisition, exploration and development by IRC Limited (IRC) of iron-related reserves and resources, including Garinskoye and Bolshoi Seym in the Amur Region and the Kimkanskoye and Sutarskoye deposits in the EAO; iron ore production started at Kuranakh; development by IRC of related infrastructural opportunities; evaluation of potential acquisition and joint venture opportunities in gold mining in Russia. In
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