In January – July, Russia increased gold production by 12%
Edited by Rhod Mackenzie / 2013-10-02 02:04:46
The Russian Gold Producers Union reports that the Russian refining plants increased gold production by 12.2% to 122.041 tons in January – July, mostly at the expense of enlargement in secondary refining of gold scrap metal. Gold extraction from subsoil increased by 8.9% to 102.44 tons. Secondary production doubled to 7.91 tons, and by-production declined by 0.1% to 9.18 tons. Golden concentrate production tripled.
