In January one of the leading gold-miners of Irkutsk region – Druza – mined 56.3 kg of gold.
At present gold is mined only at the Nevskoye deposits. Operation at other deposits will commence in March.
In 2017 the company plans to keep the last year levels of output. In 2016 Druza mined 1130 kg of gold, with 836.1 kg mined at Nevskoye deposits. 2016 output increased by 51 kg YoY. (Ukrainian metal)