Complicit Dossier

State-owned and co-opted commercial entities · state geological company · Russia

Zarubezhgeologia

  • Commercial or professional counterparty
  • Grade B: CorroboratedStrongest record: corroborated
  • 1 documented tie

Also recorded as: Zarubezhgeologiya; Zarubezh Geology; Zarubezhgeologia (Russia) - 2025 update

May 2025, Moscow: Sudan's Minerals undersecretary (Dr Hind Siddig) and the company discussed 'the status of implementation in the concession area awarded to the Russian side', resuming war-halted work and the geological map; Russian interest in chromium and manganese. No new agreement announced. Bloomberg (18 Sep 2024): Russian ambassador and chamber of commerce met Sudanese mining officials in Port Sudan; no formal agreements.

Response

No response is recorded. Named parties have not yet been asked for comment.

Records

2

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Grade B: Corroborated

Zarubezhgeologia (Russia) - 2025 update

May 2025, Moscow: Sudan's Minerals undersecretary (Dr Hind Siddig) and the company discussed 'the status of implementation in the concession area awarded to the Russian side', resuming war-halted work and the geological map; Russian interest in chromium and manganese. No new agreement announced. Bloomberg (18 Sep 2024): Russian ambassador and chamber of commerce met Sudanese mining officials in Port Sudan; no formal agreements.

  1. 1SUNA via AllAfrica: Ministry of Minerals' Undersecretary meets General Manager of Zarubezh Geology Company in Moscow · allafrica.com · 22 May 2025read via summary
  2. 2Bloomberg via Mining.com: Gold-rich Sudan talks mining with Russia as war alliances shift · mining.com · 18 Sep 2024read via summary

NamesRussia

Grade C: Single source

Zarubezhgeologia

2024-06

Awarded a gold exploration concession by the Port Sudan Mining Ministry in June 2024, within what STPT calls SAF 'gold diplomacy' towards states giving it diplomatic and military support.

Response
No response located in the sources reviewed.
Sanctions
None found in OFAC SDN / EU / UK lists checked 2026-10-03
  1. 1Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker (STPT), 'Fueling Sudan's War: How Gold Exports and Smuggling Are Prolonging the Conflict' · sudantransparency.org · 16 Oct 2024

2 more records below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see them.

1 more record at grade C (single source) or D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

Relationships

1

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Money · 1

1 more relationship below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

1 more relationship at grade C (single source) or D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

Geography

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Based in
Russia
Places
Port Sudan, Moscow

Position in the network

Derived by analysing the documented relationships. Nothing in this section is a finding.

No documented chain links this actor to the SAF.