In January Irkutsk region mined 1354.5 kg of gold, up by 7.5% YoY.
At present only ore gold is extracted in the region.
The gold-washing season will start in May.
In January 4 companies mined for gold in the region – Vysochaishiy, Ugakhan, Polyus Verninskoye and Druza LLC.
The main volume was provided by Polyus Verninskoye and Vysochaishiy – 705 kg and 423 kg respectively. (Ukrainian metal)