Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 19 / Trend E. Kosolapova/
Kazakh investment company Verny Capital and Kazakh mining corporation Kazzinc acquired Raygorodok and Komarovsky gold deposits in Kazakhstan, Kazinform reported.
The investors announced the acquisition at the press-conference in Astana.
"We bought the Raygorodok deposit in Akmola region and Komarovsky deposit in Kostanay region. The deal is worth about 30 billion tenge (150.48 tenge = 1$)," chairman of Verny capital board of directors Timur Issatayev said.
The deposits were purchased from CAMMEX company - the owner of Orion Minerals company, which obtained the deposits. Following the acquisition Verny Capital has 10.5 percent, and Kazzinc - 89.5 percent in the deposits.
The agreement on purchasing the deposits was signed in August 2012. However, Kazakh government approved the deal on Feb. 15.