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. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 181 × 31 pixelsFull resolution (181 × 31 pixel, file size: 2 KB, MIME type: image/gif) This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... A joint stock company is a special kind of partnership. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Mirny (Russian: ) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 820 km west of Yakutsk on the Irelyakh River (Vilyuys basin) at . Population: 39,981 (2002 Census); 38,793 (1989 Census). ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... This article is about mineral extraction. ... This article is about the gemstone. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... This article is about the gemstone. ... This article is about mineral extraction. ... Capital Yakutsk Area - total - % water Ranked 1st - 3,103,200 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 58th - est. ... The tower of ostrog, or fort, in Yakutsk was constructed in 1683. ...

The company's headquarters are in Mirny and Moscow. Mirny (Russian: ) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 820 km west of Yakutsk on the Irelyakh River (Vilyuys basin) at . Population: 39,981 (2002 Census); 38,793 (1989 Census). ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ...

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 Yeltsin signed the Law On Precious Metals and Stones - a document of vital importance to ALROSA, according to the company's website. [1] “Yeltsin” redirects here. ...

Operations

Alrosa is active in diamond mining in Angola and Namibia.

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Management

As of 2006, the Supervisory Board of ALROSA consists of Alexei Kudrin (Russia's Finance Minister, Chairman of the Board), Yegor Borisov (Chairman of the Government of Sakha (Yakutia), Vice Chairman of the Board), Gennady Alekseev (First Deputy Chairman of the Government of Sakha (Yakutia)), Alexander Akhlopov, Ivan Demyanov (Vice-President of ALROSA), Galina Makarova (Minister of Property Relations of Sakha (Yakutia)), Ivan Materov (State Secretary, Russia's First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade), Yuriy Medvedev (Russia's First Deputy Head of Rosimushchestvo), Gleb Nikitin (Head of the Commercial Sector Property Management Division under Rosimushchestvo), Aysen Nikolaev (Finance Minister of Sakha (Yakutia)), Alexander Nichiporuk (President of ALROSA), Anatoliy Popov (Head of the Mirny District Administration), Sergey Samoylov (Aide to Russia's President), Leonid Tolpezhnikov (Head of a department of Russia's Finance Ministry), Vyacheslav Shtyrov (President of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)). [2] Alexei Leonidovich Kudrin is a Russian politician, and the Russian Minister of Finance. ... The Federal Agency for Federal Property Management of the Russian Federation (Rosimushchestvo) (in Russian: Федеральное агентство по управлению федеральным имуществом (Росимущество)) is a subdivision of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade that manages Russias federal state property. ... The Federal Agency for Federal Property Management of the Russian Federation (Rosimushchestvo) (in Russian: Федеральное агентство по управлению федеральным имуществом (Росимущество)) is a subdivision of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade that manages Russias federal state property. ...

As of 2006, the Executive Board of ALROSA consists of Alexander Nichiporuk (President), Vladimir Kalitin (Councellor of the President), Petr Glagolev (First Vice President, Executive Director), Mikhail Ganchenko (Chief Engineer), Ernst Berezkin (First Vice President), Pyotr Galaev (Vice President), Ivan Demyanov (Vice President), Yuri Dudenkov (Vice President), Yuri Ionov (Vice President), Olga Lyashenko (Chief Accountant), Alexander Morozkin (Vice President), Semyon Nazarov (Vice President), Dmitry Novikov (Vice President), Valentina Potrubeyko (Vice President) Sergey Uulin Vice President, Gustav Yakovlev (Vice President), Sergey Alyabyev (Director of the Nyrba mining combinate), Yuri Doinikov (Director of the Mirny mining combinate), Alexander Kozupeev (Director of the Anabar mining combinate), Yuri Petrov, Semyon Ponomaryov, Alexander chaadaev and two members with advisory vote: Anatoliy Popov (Head of the Mirny District Administration) and Pavel Tretyakov (Chairman of the Profalmaz Trade Union). [3]

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 pipe
• 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

View of the Udachnaya open pit. ...

Competition

Alrosa's principal competitors include De Beers, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto Group. De Beers was founded in South Africa in 1888 and today comprises rough diamond exploration, mining and trading companies. ... BHP Billiton is the worlds largest mining company. ... Rio Tinto is a multinational mining and resources group founded originally in 1873. ...

See also

• Diamonds as an investment

This article discusses the use of diamonds as an investment. ...

External links

• Alrosa Main Site (Russian) (English)
• Alrosa Company Ltd (English)
• Celtic Resources Holdings plc
• MBendi's Alrosa information page, including details of activities and related companies