ZDA Mining — Andarian & Astarkan gold operations

01/07

About us

ZDA Mining (Zarin Dagh Astarakan) was founded in 2007 to explore, develop and operate metal mines, with regional support from Azerbaijan Mining Company and investment from a Georgian geological-mining partner. Today the company runs the most active exploration programme in East Azerbaijan Province and operates the Andarian gold deposit using modern heap leach technology.

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Jan 10, 2024

Employees of the month — December 2023

Recognising the staff of Zarrin Dagh Astarakan who upheld professional ethics and integrity in their roles, with our gratitude and best wishes for their continued success.

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Jan 10, 2024

11 billion rial CSR contribution by Zarrin Dagh Astarakan in the first 8 months of 1402

In the first eight months of the Iranian year 1402 (March–November 2023), Zarrin Dagh Astarakan contributed 11 billion rials to community projects — road maintenance, healthcare for vulnerable patients, school of religious studies construction, debt-prisoner relief and disaster-management facilities — under the coordination of the Varzaqan county governor.

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Jan 10, 2024

Zarrin Dagh Astarakan contribution to the "Khaneh Alem" in Kharvana

Zarrin Dagh Astarakan has taken on part of the cost of constructing the religious-scholar residence (Khaneh Alem) and caretaker quarters within the Kharvana mosque grounds, allocating 2 billion rials to the project as part of its social-responsibility commitments.

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Jul 28, 2020

Extraction method

For massive open-pit gold deposits, high-tonnage open pit mining is the best fit — costly upfront, but with high production rates and low per-tonne extraction cost. At our Astarakan and Andarian sites, ore is moved by heavy fleet from the pit to the heap leach pads.

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Jul 27, 2020

Processing method

Our processing route is heap leaching — the cheapest and most environmentally safe gold-recovery technology available. The system runs as a closed loop: water and reagents stay inside the circuit, with only modest top-up needed to compensate for evaporation.

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Jul 27, 2020

Environmental considerations

The main advantage of heap leaching is that it protects the local environment. Because the cyanide solution is handled inside a closed leaching circuit (containment ponds, heap, drainage, ponds), any contamination of surface and groundwater is ruled out — and the environmental assessment has been approved by the national environmental authority.

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For partnerships, supplier or recruitment enquiries, our team is reachable through the contact page.