In 2000 Pokrovsky Rudnik mined 1,600 kg of gold. In 2002 over 3 mln t of gold containing ore will be processed at the enterprise. This will be possible only after gold extracting factory is launched, Head Engineer of Pokrovsky Rudnik Valery Alexeev told SKRIN. About $10 mln is invested in the project, the same investment required to finish it. Pokrovsky - is one of the biggest gold ore deposits, works since 1994.