26 Jul 2010 14:35
Gold production in Russia dips 3.5% in H1
MOSCOW. July 26 (Interfax) - The production of gold in Russia decreased 3.5% year-on-year to 74,661 tonnes in the first half of this year, the Russian gold industry union said.
Gold extraction in the first half decreased 5.1% to 63,519 tonnes.
Gold production in Russia in January-June (kg):
| Production | H1 2010 | H1 2009 | Change, kg | Change, % |
| Extracted gold | 63519.8 | 66940.0 | - 3420.2 | - 5.1 |
| Associated gold | 7542.8 | 7042.2 | + 500.6 | + 7.1 |
| Secondary gold | 3598.5 | 3367.2 | + 231.3 | + 6.9 |
| Total: | 74661.1 | 77349.4 | - 2688.3 | - 3.5 |
Drop in gold-extraction observed mainly in Chukotka and Amur region.
Gold-extraction by leading Russian regions (kg):
| Region | H1 2010 | H1 2009 | Change, kg | Change, % |
| Krasnoyarsk territory | 14209.0 | 14353.2 | - 144.2 | - 1.0 |
| Chukotka autonomous region | 12752.1 | 15395.5 | - 2643.4 | - 17.2 |
| Amur region | 6771.7 | 8812.4 | - 2040.7 | - 23.2 |
| Khabarovsk territory | 5500.0 | 5616.8 | - 116.8 | - 2.1 |
| Magadan region | 4527.3 | 3910.8 | + 616.5 | + 15.8 |
| Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) | 4448.5 | 4727.7 | - 279.2 | - 5.9 |
| Irkutsk region | 4312.6 | 4213.6 | + 99.0 | + 2.3 |
| Sverdlovsk region | 3467.6 | 2683.6 | + 784.0 | + 29.2 |
| Republic of Buryatia | 2687.8 | 2720.6 | - 32.8 | - 1.2 |
| Chelyabinsk region | 1544.8 | 1438.0 | + 106.8 | + 7.4 |
| Kamchatka territory | 1127.4 | 898.8 | + 228.6 | + 25.4 |
| Baikal territory | 882.8 | 986.3 | - 103.5 | - 10.5 |
| Republic of Tuva | 522.9 | 259.6 | + 263.3 | + 101.4 |
| Republic of Khakasia | 348.6 | 317.3 | + 31.3 | + 9.9 |
Gold-extraction increased in June (19 tonnes versus 17.9 tonnes in June 2009), mainly owning to CJSC ZDK Polyus (Krasnoyarsk territory), CJSC Chukotka GGK, OJSC Pokrovsky Rudnik, CJSC Zoloto Severnogo Urala (Northern Urals Gold), and OJSC Buryatzoloto .