en.Wedoany.com Reported - In January-May 2026, the Magadan Region of Russia produced 17,698.3 kg of precious metals, a 1.3% decrease compared to the same period in 2025. According to data from the Magadan Region Ministry of Natural Resources, ore gold output reached 16,341.2 kg, down 2% year-on-year, while placer gold output totaled 1,357.1 kg, up 8% year-on-year.

Gold mining in the region is distributed across eight districts. The Tenkinsky District led in output, with 13,996.7 kg mined over five months. Deposits in this district are developed by the Natalka gold mine (Наталкинское) of Polyus (Полюса), the Teutedzhak gold mine (Тэутэджак) of Arbat Group (Арбат), the Pavlik gold mine (Павлик) of Pavlik JSC (Павлик), and the Vetrenskoye gold mine (Ветренское) of Susumanzoloto JSC (Сусуманзолото).

The Severo-Evensky District produced 2,054.3 kg of precious metals. In the Yagodninsky District, which primarily mines placer gold, miners extracted 622.1 kg of placer gold since the start of the mining season; ore gold output in this district was 112.6 kg. The Susumansky District produced 477.9 kg, all from placer gold deposits. The Omsukchansky District mined 289.2 kg of primary gold. The remaining three districts—Srednekansky, Olsky, and Khasynsky—produced 81 kg, 42.8 kg, and 21.7 kg of placer gold, respectively.

Silver output increased by 36% to 142.5 tons.

In 2025, the Magadan Region's gold output was 55.1 tons, up 2% from 2024. Of this, ore gold output was 39 tons, and placer gold output was 16.1 tons.

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