Second International Scientific Conference and Exhibition "Precious Metals and Gemstones - Extraction Problems" opened in Irkutsk today. This events are dated for 130th anniversary of Irigmet, the oldest Research Institute of Eastern Siberia area, reported Gul'sum Abdrashitova, leading manager of PR Department of BaykalOneximBank.

The conference gathered about 250 managers of goldextraction and related industries of Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, China, Germany. The programme of the exhibition is very diverse and it will include meetings, seminars with visiting Buryatzoloto mine and studying new techniques implementation, and informal communication events.