Alrosa is considering new acquisitions of gold mining assets, said the head of Yakutia, Aisen Nikolaev. Gold mining is a priority area of Alrosa's diversification, although the company is also exploring projects for the extraction of polymetals. Earlier, Alrosa had already acquired a large gold mining project in the Magadan region — the Degdekan deposit. It involves the construction of a ZIF with a capacity of up to 5 tons of gold per year. The volume of investments in the project will amount to ₽24 billion.