The gold production of companies located in Khabarovsk region fell by 3.5% YoY, to 24.5 tons in 2020, the region’s government said in a statement.
The companies are implementing investment projects for development of new gold ore fields and creation of new mining facilities to ensure sustainable development and to maintain production in the region.
In 2020, the tax payments of the mining companies to the region’s budget jumped by 37.6%, to 9.9 billion rubles, with total investment in mining exceeding 34 billion rubles, the government added. (Prime/Ukrainian metal)