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Udokan copper

Making the Metal
of the Future
Caring
for people
Protecting the nature
Respecting the environment

Udokan is the largest copper deposit in Russia and the third largest untapped in the world

26.7 million tonnes

JORC copper mineral resources

135 thousand tonnes

Annual copper production

15 million
tonnes

Ore processing capacity

1.05%

Copper grade

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June, 2021.
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Udokan Copper

July, 2021.

Udokan Copper. Documentary

09.02.2022

Udokan Copper can reduce carbon intensity of copper production by as much as 75% by 2035

Julia Shabala, Deputy General Director of Udokan Copper for Sustainable Development, has made this statement in her speech at «ESG – Business Transformation: Trends, Investment, Development” on 9th of February in Saint-Petersburg.

27.12.2021

Boris Slutskiy to become CEO of Udokan Copper

Shareholders of Udokan Copper (part of Alisher Usmanov’s USM holding) appointed Boris Slutskiy as the company’s CEO. German Mironov, who has held this position for two years, will step down due to health reasons but will retain his position as a member of the Board of Directors.

20.12.2021

Udokan Copper Joins UN Global Compact

Udokan Copper (part of the USM diversified group of companies), a company that develops the Udokan copper deposit in the Zabaikalye Territory in the Far East of Russia, has joined the UN Global Compact.

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Company

Strategic Importance

Udokan Copper is a strategic investor in the Trans-Baikal Region with 2.9 billion USD of investments into the first stage of the project. The Udokan deposit development project was included in the Trans-Baikal Territory of Accelerated Growth by the Government of Russia. It signifies its importance for social and economic development of the region.

Sustainable Development

Udokan Mining and Metallurgical Plant will be among the most modern, safest and socially responsible copper plants in the industry.

We respect and care for the land where we work. We are committed to creating a new quality of life for the current and future generations of people who live and work in this harsh, but beautiful land.

3 000

Jobs

750+Billion

Rubles of tax contributions

Sustainable Development

Environmental Protection

Udokan Copper implements the best available technologies to ensure the environmental safety of copper mining and processing operations. Minimizing our environmental footprint is our absolute priority.

2 000+

Jobs

750+Billion

Rubles of tax contributions

Udokan is a leading project in the industry

In harmony with the nature, with concern for people, with respect to the unique territory of the Trans-Baikal Region, Udokan Copper produces metal for safe and technologically effective future.