Yakutia proposed to ban gold mining for Chinese citizens.
Ill Tuman's deputy, Vasily Nikolaev, proposed to ban gold mining in Yakutia for Chinese citizens, as was already done in some regions of the Far East.
To this end, he proposes to amend the decree of the head of the region No. 831 of January 22, 2026 on the prohibition of attracting foreign citizens under patents, in order to protect the national interests and ecology of Yakutia.
According to Nikolaev, the current version of the decree excludes the extraction of precious metals from the list of industries with a ban on foreign labor, which creates a dangerous precedent. In the Amur region there is such a ban, but Yakutia remains open to an uncontrolled influx.
In South Yakutia alone, about 5,500 Chinese citizens are employed in gold mining under patents, this alienates local entrepreneurs and workers, prevents the tax budget and destroys jobs, and the activity of such enterprises is often accompanied by violations of environmental legislation.
Foreign groups enter vacant areas and carry out illegal mining, without paying attention to the boundaries of the areas and the ownership of the licenses. Some operate illegally or semi-legally, relying on cheap Chinese capital and targeted expansion policies.