en.Wedoany.com Reported - According to data released by the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia's Amur Region, total gold production in the region from January to May 2026 reached 5,471 kg (approximately 5.47 tons), an increase of 1.7% compared to the same period in 2025. Among this, mined gold output was 5 tons, up 5.8% year-on-year, while placer gold output was 467 kg, down 27.8% year-on-year. In May alone, gold production in the region was approximately 1.51 tons, a decrease of 167.5 kg compared to the same period in 2025.
The Amur Region is located in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia, bordering Heilongjiang Province in China to the south across the Amur River. Rich in mineral resources, it is one of Russia's key gold-producing areas. In the full year of 2025, total gold production in the Amur Region was 20.11 tons, an increase of 6.3% year-on-year, including 12.53 tons of mined gold and 7.58 tons of placer gold. Governor of the Amur Region Vasily Orlov previously stated that the region plans to increase gold production to 20 tons in 2026.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Amur Region, the main contributors to gold production in the first five months of 2026 include: Malomyrsky Mine LLC and TEMI LLC in the Selemdzhinsky District, Pokrovsky Mine JSC in the Zeysky District, and Prisk Solovyovsky JSC in the Tyndinsky District.
Among these, Malomyrsky Mine, operating under the Atlas Group, produced over 2.24 tons in the first five months, an increase of more than 1.5 times year-on-year. TEMI LLC produced 741 kg, an increase of nearly 1.8 times year-on-year. Pokrovsky Mine produced 1.49 tons, a decrease of 24.2% year-on-year. Prisk Solovyovsky JSC produced 528 kg of mined gold, an increase of approximately 4.4% year-on-year, and 300 kg of placer gold, a decrease of 13.3% year-on-year.
The gold mining season in the Amur Region typically runs from May to October. The regional Ministry of Natural Resources stated that the above indicators reflect the stable operations of key enterprises in the region.
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