Alrosa
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| ALROSA | |
| Type | Joint stock |
|---|---|
| Founded | February 19, 1992 |
| Headquarters |  Mirny, Moscow |
| Industry | Mining |
| Products | Diamonds |
| Slogan | N/A |
| Website | http://eng.alrosa.ru/profile/ |
Almazy Rossii-Sakha, known as Alrosa, is Russia's largest diamond company. Alrosa is engaged in the exploration, mining, manufacture and sale of diamonds. The company's operations are located primarily in the Sakha Republic/Yakutsk region. Alrosa accounts for approximately 20% of the world's rough diamond supply and 100% of Russia's rough diamond production.
The company's headquarters are in Moscow.
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[edit] History
The company was created in 1992 as the legal successor to the following entities:
- NPO Yakutalmaz, a former USSR state-owned diamond mining company;
- The diamond sorting and marketing divisions of the State Committee for Precious Metals and Gemstones of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation;
- Various divisions of the Almazjuvelirexport Foreign Trade Association.
On March 28 1998, Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin signed the Law On Precious Metals and Stones - a document of vital importance to ALROSA, according to the company's website. [1]
[edit] Operations
Alrosa is active in diamond mining in Angola and Namibia.
Alrosa is active in other mining activities including oil exploration; natural gas production; and gold mining in the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan through Celtic Resources Holdings of Dublin, Ireland.
Associated companies, organizations and facilities
- Almazexport in Moscow
- Anabar GOK a mining and diamond processing plant
- Botuobinskaya Kimberlite Pipe
- Brillianty ALROSA Diamond Manufacturing Company
- Catoca Diamond Processing Facility in Angola
- Catoca Diamond Deposit in Angola
- Diamond Center in Moscow
- Diamond Chamber, an entity of the Russian Federation
- Internationalnaya Underground Mine
- Internatzionalnaya Pipe - International Pipe
- Mirny Council of People's Deputies government
- Mirny Integrated Mining and Processing Plant
- Nyurba GOK, a mining and concentrating plant
- Nyurbinskaya Pipe
- Taiozhnaya Diamond Deposit
- Udachnaya Placer
- Udachny Integrated Mining and Processing Plant
- USSR Ministry of Non-ferrous Metallurgy
- Yubileinaya Pipe/Jublilee Pipe
- Yakutalmaz; Yakutalmaz Production and Research Association
- Yakutalmazstroy construction and installation division
- Yakutsk Diamond Production and Research Association
[edit] Competition
Alrosa's principal competitors include De Beers, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto Group.
