Gold mining companies of Amur region obtained 6.182 tons of gold in January-April.
Ore gold constituted the main share. Only Priisk Solovievsky has started obtaining alluvial gold.
“We see a positive dynamics this year. Gold output has increased by 1.2 tons YoY. The growth has been provided by Petropavlovsk state enterprise mines Pokrovsky, Pioneer, Malomyr and Albyn”, the local deputy minister on natural resources Sergey Kozyrev declared.
In 2016 Amur region yielded 22.037 tons of gold, with 7 tons being alluvial gold, and the rest ore gold. (Ukrainian metal)