An external assessment of the Semensovsky tailings project in Russia has confirmed the grades, Eurasia Mining plc's (LON:EUA) managing director told Proactive.

Independent verification was important said Christian Schaffalitsky as it moves on to the next stages of cyanide and recovery testing and a reserves report.

If they go to plan, Eurasia, and partner Metal Tiger, will devise an optimisation plan that may see construction get underway as early as next year, permits allowing, he says.