Polyus (company)


Polyus PJSC is a Russian gold mining company. It is the largest gold producer in Russia and one of the top 10 gold mining companies globally by output. It is headquartered in Moscow and is listed on both the Moscow and London Stock Exchanges.
Polyus’ main assets are located in Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East - in the regions of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, Magadan Oblast and the Republic of Sakha.
The company is controlled by Said Kerimov, son of Russian billionaire and politician, Suleyman Kerimov.

History

Polyus was founded as Polyus Gold in March 2006, as a result of a spin-off from the gold assets of Norilsk Nickel.
In May 2006, shares of Polyus Gold were admitted to listing and trading on the Russian stock exchanges RTS and MICEX. In December 2006, ADRs of Polyus Gold were listed and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange.
In 2009, the businessman Suleyman Kerimov bought a 37% stake in Polyus Gold from Vladimir Potanin. In 2015, the family of Suleyman Kerimov acquired 59% of Polyus Gold International Ltd and became the controlling shareholder of Polyus Gold. On 3 December 2015, Polyus Gold International Limited announced the delisting of its shares from the London Stock Exchange.
In 2016, Polyus Gold changed its name to Polyus.
In June 2017, Polyus’s shares were re-admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange.
In April 2019, Polyus sold a 3.84% stake worth US$390 million in a secondary public offering on the Moscow Stock Exchange.

Operations

Polyus holds the world’s third largest gold reserves with 64.4 million ounces of proven and probable gold reserves, and the second largest mineral resource base globally with 193 ounces of gold.

Operating mines

Development and exploration