An ALROSA Group subsidiary Almazy Anabara (Diamonds of Anabar), plans to produce more than three million carats of diamonds during the 2020 season, the Company said yesterday.

“The company washes diamond placers in the Arctic region at north-west of Republic of Yakutia (Sakha),” ALROSA said. “Washing season started on May 22.”

Almazy Anabara CEO Pavel Marinychev, has said that from autumn 2019 to spring 2020 the Company processed more that 6,714k m3 of rock, extracted and prepared for washing 3,636k m3 of diamondiferous sands and dumped more than 2,060k m3 of facilities.

“During the current season, Almazy Anabara plans to produce more than 3.3 million carats of diamonds and ca.100 kg of precious metals as a by-product,” ALROSA said.

The company had organised a mass COVID-19 testing for workers before they moved to the seasonal camp.