The respective Agreement was signed in St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Valery Kazikaev (Chairman of BMC’s Board of Directors), Anton Cherepennikov (General Director of ICS Holding) and Mikhail Churkin (acting Deputy Chairman of the Government of Zabaykalsky Krai) participated in the signing ceremony.

On June 7, 2019 St.Petersburg International Economic Forum hosted signing of a Protocol of Entry into Force of the Agreement between Baikal Mining Company and Outotec.

It was reported by Olga Litvinova, HR Director of BMC LLC, on May 29 in her speech at Boiling Point-Chita section during World Economic Forum field session on integration of Zabaykalye into Far East economic zone.

Baikal Mining Company has made an Agreement on Social and Economic Cooperation with the Government of Zabaikalye Region and Administration of Kalar District of Zabaikalye.

On April 27, 2019 Alexander Osipov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Baikal Mining Company Valery Kazikaev and General Director of Baikal Mining Company Yury Ryabov have inspected the progress of construction works within the framework of Udokan copper project.

Baikal Mining Company and Human Capital Assets Development Agency in the Far East have signed an agreement on strategic partnership in the area of human capital assets development.

Ingamakit wildlife preserve of regional significance and Udokan state natural monument will be established in the territory of Kalar District of Zabaikalye Region.

FGC UES (Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System, Rosseti group) commenced the upgrade of 220 kV Chara substation in the north of Zabaikalye region. The power facility will be expanded to handle 50 MW for Baikal Mining Company (BMC), operator of the largest in Russia and third largest undeveloped copper deposit globally.

General Director of Baikal Mining Company Yury Ryabov gave an interview to Chita.Ru 18 months after he had said that construction would start in 2019. “I did everything I promised,” he smiled.