Russia: Chukotka gold output down in 2018

Gold production on Russia’s Chukotka peninsula decreased by 4.81% YoY, to 24.130 tons in 2018, an official at the regional industry policy, construction, and housing and utilities department reported on January 14. Placer gold output grew by 11%, to 2.583 tons. Output of Chukotka Mining and Geological Company, a unit of Kinross Gold, rose by…

Kazakhstan: gold mining up in January-November 2018

Kazakhstan’s production of unwrought gold, semi-worked gold or gold in powder form reached 88,491 kg in January-November showing an increase of 14.1% as compared to the same period of 2017, the Statistics Committee of the National Economy Ministry of Kazakhstan reports. In the accounting period production of unwrought silver, semi-worked silver or silver in powder…