Russia: gold output up in 2019

In 2019, Russia extracted 367.952 tons of gold, up by 12% YoY. 286.563 tons accounted for extracted gold, up by 9.5%. Auxiliary gold totaled 18.134 tons, up by 17.4%. And the rest accounted for gold-containing concentrates and secondary precious metal. Polyus provided almost a quarter of all ore gold – 88.36 tons, up by 16.4%.…

Russia: Priisk Solovievskiy starts alluvial gold season

Priisk Solovievskiy LLC has started washing season at the alluvial gold sites in Amur and Zabaikalye regions. Four dredgers have been commissioned after repairs. Two are operating at the Oldoy quarry in Amur region. Solovievskiy ore deposit is operating in normal mode. In Zabaikalye region, operation has started at the Zabaikalskiy quarry. In January-February, the…

Russia: gold production up in 2019

Russian companies produced 367.952 tons of gold in 2019, up by 12% YoY, the Union of Gold Producers of Russia reported. Mined gold output went up by 9.5%, to 286.563 tons, by-product gold production increased by 17.4%, to 18.134 tons, and production of gold from processing of scrap and waste rose by 11.6%, to 38.487…