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Irgiredmet

Russian mining research institute in Irkutsk

Irgiredmet (Russian: Иргиредмет; full name Irkutsk Research Institute of Noble and Rare Metals and Diamonds) is a Russian scientific research and design institute headquartered in Irkutsk. It specialises in the extraction and processing of gold, non-ferrous metals, rare metals and diamonds, and is part of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UGMK) group.2 It employed 271 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1871Founded1
  • HeadquartersIrkutsk1
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Irgiredmet in Irkutsk
Photo: Andrijko Z., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Irgiredmet (Russian: Иргиредмет; full name Irkutsk Research Institute of Noble and Rare Metals and Diamonds) is a Russian scientific research and design institute headquartered in Irkutsk. It specialises in the extraction and processing of gold, non-ferrous metals, rare metals and diamonds, and is part of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UGMK) group.2

The story

The institute traces its origins to 19 January 1871, when a gold smelting laboratory was established in Irkutsk by decision of the State Council of the Russian Empire.

In 1930 the laboratory was reorganised as the Sibgintsvetmet institute, and in 1932 it was restructured again as the All-Union State Research Institute for Gold and Associated Metals (Ginzoloto). During World War II, in 1942, the institute was converted into military plant No. 172.

In 1946 it was re-established as a research institution and given its present name, the Irkutsk Research Institute of Noble and Rare Metals (Irgiredmet). In 1993 the institute was reorganised as an open joint-stock company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Irgiredmet, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1871Founded Founded1

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