Vol. 54 No. 4 (2024)
Cover story: Get off the Mammoth Trail

Development of Junior Business in the Russian Mining Industry: Problems and Prospects

R.R. Nogovitsyn
Institute of Finances and Economics, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University
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A.A. Ivanov
Institute of Finances and Economics, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University
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Published 2024-08-12

Keywords

  • subsoil use; geological exploration; junior companies; diamond mining; geological exploration; corporatization; financing of junior companies

How to Cite

1.
Nogovitsyn Р, Ivanov А. Development of Junior Business in the Russian Mining Industry: Problems and Prospects. ECO [Internet]. 2024 Aug. 12 [cited 2024 Dec. 30];54(4):27-46. Available from: https://ecotrends.ru/index.php/eco/article/view/4758

Abstract

The paper addresses the problem of creation of junior exploration companies in Russia. Drawing on international experience, the authors compare approaches to their definition, target setting, and financing. The mechanism of corporatization of junior companies launched in Russia on the SPX Exchange has not yet brought the expected result - the companies haven’t placed their shares there. The first junior company in the monopolized diamond mining industry, whose securities will be in free circulation, may become PJSC Almar, which develops alluvial diamond deposits in the Arctic zone of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

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