Gold and crude reserves to end in Russia in 15 years

CVX · Post by **CVX** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 3:37 pm

The Russian government considers the long-term program on the domestic mineral wealth

Russia's gold and oil economic efficiency will be exhausted in 2011, Yury Trutnev, the Minister for Natural Resources stated at a recent session of the Russian government. The minister noted that the time when the reserves of certain kinds of mineral wealth would be exhausted in Russia was drawing near. Trutnev specified that the resources of crude, uranium, copper and gold would end in the country already in 2015.

"These terms do not raise big concerns at first sight. Yet, in the event the reproduction of mineral resources pauses due to peculiarities of geological preparations for deposits, it will be impossible to solve the problem of the mineral wealth deficit in Russia," the minister said.

The Cabinet of Ministers currently considers the long-term program pertaining to the Russian mineral wealth and the reproduction of the Russian mineral base for the period up to 2012. The spending on the implementation of the program during the forthcoming 15 years will make up 1 trillion 784 billion rubles.

The investment includes exploration and estimation works, as well as scientific and methodical activities. Mining tax payments in the field of the raw materials extraction are expected to grow from 330 million to 400 million rubles a year. It is expected that the geological exploration efficiency on every invested ruble will make up 70-100 rubles.

The goal of the state program is to guarantee balance between the mined and the explored mineral wealth reserves. Experts believe that Russian gas-condensate fields will be exhausted by 2025 (crude reserves will end by 2015). The present share of distributed oil reserves makes up 92 percent and 83 percent on gas reserves.

Read the original in Russian: http://news.pravda.ru/economics/2004/11/11/69340.html (Translated by: Dmitry Sudakov)

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 5:32 am

CVX wrote: Russia's gold and oil economic efficiency will be exhausted in 2011, Yury Trutnev, the Minister for Natural Resources stated at a recent session of the Russian government. The minister noted that the time when the reserves of certain kinds of mineral wealth would be exhausted in Russia was drawing near. Trutnev specified that the resources of crude, uranium, copper and gold would end in the country already in 2015.

Sounds as if Yury Trutnev is a) an imbecile, or b) is misinformed, or c) the translation's a load of carp.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 5:52 am

Sounds as if Yury Trutnev is a) an imbecile, or b) is misinformed, or c) the translation's a load of carp.

You mean you think there is somethng fishy going on?

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 6:39 am

gmc wrote: You mean you think there is somethng fishy going on?

If he's talking about oil reserves, Russia uses, AFAIR, about 2.5 million barrels

a day. It has proven reserves of about 60 thousand million barrels. I have no

idea what other (currently uneconomic) reserves it has, but of course that is

dependent on price.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 6:56 am

Sounds as if Yury Trutnev is a) an imbecile, or b) is misinformed, or c) the translation's a load of carp.

feeble attempt at hunour on my part

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 6:59 am

gmc wrote: feeble attempt at hunour on my part

Oh itst. Feeble-mindedness on mine.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 8:52 am

I can spell, I can type. Why is it doing both together is so herd?