Russia: gold and silver output down in January-August 2200
According to the Ministry of Finances, in January-August Russia produced 214.59 tons of gold, down by 7.5% YoY. The decrease was due to the drop of secondary metal production (19.13 tons, down by 53.1%). Moreover, the amount of auxiliary metal decreased by 10.9%, to 11.31 tons. Extracted gold accounted for 184.15 tons, up by 3%.…