September 22, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) — A Russian trade delegation has been in talks with Sudanese officials about starting gold extraction from multiple sites in the country as soon as next month, government sources told Sudan Tribune. The discussions follow the signing in June of an agreement for gold exploration and extraction between Sudan’s Ministry of Minerals and the Russian company Zarubezhgeologiya. During the delegation’s visit last week, Sudan’s minister of minerals, Mohamed Bashir Abu Numo, said on Facebook that talks focused on investment opportunities and the use of modern technology in the mining sector. The Russian delegation, led by Viktor Chemodanov, chairman of the Russian-Sudanese Business Council, included representatives from the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. They met with officials from the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company and the Geological Research Authority. Sources said the talks centred on gold extraction and were expected to begin soon after technical teams from Russian companies arrive in Sudan next week. The arrangements are aimed at offsetting significant revenue losses, addressing wartime spending, and countering the collapse of the Sudanese pound and resource scarcity, they added. A former member of the Employers’ Union, speaking on condition of anonymity, called the visit important but …

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