Ministry: Russian gold output rises 13.8% to 17.84 tns in January

MOSCOW, Mar 27 (PRIME) -- Russia’s gold output rose 13.8% to 17.84 tonnes in January, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday citing the data on supplies to the refining plants.

Mined gold output rose 15.1% to 14.11 tonnes, while by-product gold output increased 40% to 1.26 tonnes, and gold scrap production fell 0.8% to 2.47 tonnes.

Russia’s silver output decreased 32.1% to 66,500 tonnes in 2018. Primary silver production fell 9% to 32.47 tonnes, while by-product silver output increased 15.2% to 20.53 tonnes, and production of silver scrap fell 70% to 13.5 tonnes.

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