Russia boosts gold production, concentrate exports 13% in 2013
MOSCOW. Feb 11 (Interfax) - Combined gold production and gold concentrate exports in Russia grew 12.6% in 2013 to 254.241 tonnes, the Gold Producers Union said, quoting preliminary data.
Production of ingots from mined gold grew 8.2% to 213.977 tonnes. Production from incidental or byproduct gold fell 3.2% to 16.005 tonnes and production from secondary gold or gold recovered from scrap doubled to 17.764 tonnes.
Gold concentrate exports rose 63.2% to 6.495 tonnes in the year.
Russian gold production and concentrate exports in 2013 (tonnes):
| 2013 | 2012 | Change, % | |
| Gold ingots production | |||
| Mined gold | 213,977 | 197,826 | 8,2 |
| Incidental | 16,005 | 15,509 | 3,2 |
| Secondary | 17,764 | 8,532 | 2-fold |
| Total: | 247,746 | 221,867 | 11,7 |
| Export of concentrates containing gold | |||
| Novoshirokinsky Mine, Highland Gold, Trans-Baikal territory* | 2,530 | 2,004 | 26 |
| Albazino Mine, Polymetal Int, Khabarovsk territory* | 2,460 | 1,975 | 25 |
| Maisky Mine, Polymetal Int, Chukotka* | 1505 | 0 | - |
| Total: | 6,495 | 3,979 | 63 |
| Overall gold ingot production and concentrate exports | |||
| Gold ingots production | 254,241 | 225,846 | 12,6 |
* According to Highland Gold Mining Int. and Polymetal Int data.
Gold mine production by region (tonnes):
| 2013 | 2012 | % | |
| Krasnoyarsk | 47,595 | 43,933 | 8,3 |
| Amur | 30,982 | 29,050 | 6,6 |
| Yakutia | 21,640 | 20,889 | 3,6 |
| Chukotka | 21,361 | 17,979 | 18,8 |
| Irkutsk | 20,595 | 18,932 | 8,8 |
| Khabarovsk | 20,525 | 14,904 | 38 |
| Magadan | 20,471 | 19,612 | 4,4 |
| Trans-Baikal | 10,051 | 8,671 | 15,9 |
| Sverdlovsk | 6,648 | 7,643 | -13 |
| Buryatia | 5,926 | 6,010 | - 1,4 |
| Chelyabinsk | 5,300 | 5,025 | 5,5 |
| Kamchatka | 2,214 | 2,489 | -11 |
| Tuva | 2,160 | 1,709 | 32 |
| Khakasia | 1,602 | 1,389 | 15 |
| Altai | 1,130 | 1,085 | 4,1 |
