The Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia has published the list of auctions fro 2006. The most attractive of the plants are seven deposits of platinum and seven deposits of gold.

The list includes as well three deposits of emeralds and alexandrites located in Sverdlovsk region. It is expected that these deposits will be of great interest for OJSC Polymetal, which has already announced about special companies launching for gemstones mining in Sverdlovsk region.