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Kazakhstan increases gold production

Business Materials 15 April 2016 16:34 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr.15

By Elena Kosolapova - Trend:

Kazakhstan has produced 15.46 tons of unwrought, semi-manufactured and powder gold in the first quarter of 2016, or 16 percent more than in the same period in 2015, said the Statistics Committee of the country's National Economy Ministry.

This is while the fine gold production has decreased by 17 percent and stood at 6.64 tons during the reporting period.

The production of unwrought, semi-manufactured and powder silver in Kazakhstan has dropped by 12.7 percent and totalled 280.41 tons during the reporting period.

The fine silver production has also decreased by 12.7 percent and stood at 279.69 tons.

Kazakhstan produced 63.72 tons of unwrought, semi-manufactured and powder gold in 2015, or 26.6 percent more than in 2014.

The production of unwrought, semi-manufactured and powder silver in Kazakhstan stood at 1,305 tons in 2015, or 32 percent more than in 2014.

Edited by SI

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