On December 16 an auction was held in Irkutsk region. Four gold deposits in Bodaibo area were put up for the tenders, with six gold mining companies participating in the event. They are CJSC Svetly, Lena Gold Mining Team, Retkon Company, Sevzoloto, Lenskaya GPK and Nechera Company. Svetly and Retkon Companies bought one deposit each, Lena Gold Mining Team bought two deposits.