As of December 4, Irkutsk region yielded 21.4 tons of gold, including 10.8 tons of alluvial gold and 10.6 tons of ore gold.
4 companies provided for the main yield – 17.3 tons, including Polyus Verninskoye (5.9 tons), Lenzoloto (4.5 tons), Vysochaishiy (3.9 tons) and Vitim (2.9 tons).
Druza obtained over 900 kg of gold in 11 months, Retkon – around 600 kg, and Ugakhan – 570 kg.
This year 26 companies are extracting gold in the region. The annual output target is 22.4 tons of gold. (Ukrainian metal)