In 2016 gold output in Sverdlov region dropped by 15% YoY, to 6710 kg.
The region also produced 348 kg of platinum, up by 20%, and 37664 kg of silver, down by 21%.
The major gold-miner of the region – Zoloto Severnogo Urala, a part of Polymetal, – mined 476 kg of gold, demonstrating a drop from 2015 results.
Only Berezovsky mine was able to keep 2015 levels. (Ukrainian metal)
