In January-April Chukotka obtained 7.033 tons of gold, down by 8.5% YoY.
Silver output dropped by 17.8%, to 35.89 tons.
Chukotka Mining and Geological Company (Kinross Gold) was the leader in mining, having obtained 3.222 tons of gold, up by 106.3 kg YoY. Silver output totaled 31.403 tons.
Last year the region yielded 25.3 tons of gold and 130.8 tons of silver, all down by 13.3% and by 19.6% YoY respectively. (Ukrainian metal)