In January-May 2024, Russia increased the production of unprocessed or semi-processed gold, or in powder form by 6.2% compared to the same period in 2023, Rosstat reports.
At the same time, in May of this year, compared with May 2023, gold output increased by 9.6%. Compared to April, production increased by 15.4%. The agency does not provide absolute production figures. Since 2023, Rosstat has not reported on the volume of gold production in the country.
It is known that by the end of last year, gold output decreased by 2.5% in annual terms. In 2022, the production of precious metal in Russia reached 330 tons.
The largest gold mining regions in 2022 included: the Krasnoyarsk Territory (64 tons), the Magadan Region (51 tons), the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (46 tons), the Khabarovsk Territory (28 tons). The Trans-Baikal Territory and the Irkutsk Region produced 27 tons each, the Amur Region and the Chukotka Autonomous District mined 22 tons of gold each.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
