In 2017 Irkutsk region obtained 22903 kg of gold, including 12115 kg of ore gold and 10788 kg of alluvial gold.
The total output increased by 1.3% YoY, with alluvial gold share down by 3.7%, and ore gold up by 6.2%.
26 enterprises were extracting gold in the region in 2017. 5 of them provided the main volume – 19178 kg, in particular Polyus Verninskoye – 6426 kg, Lenzoloto – 4526 kg (both – Polyus), Vysochaishiy – 4330 kg, Vitim LLC – 2911 kg and Druza LLC mined 985 kg of gold. (Ukrainian metal)