IRKUTSK GOLD PRODUCTION PLUMMETS 17 percent ON POWER SUPPLY PROBLEMS

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Russia's gold-rich Irkutsk region saw output of the metal plummet 17.3 percent year-on-year to 459.7 kg in January-February due mainly to electricity supply problems, the region's government told Interfax. All the gold mined was vein gold - the placer mining season does not usually get under way before mid-April. The local grid in the Bodaibo gold province, where the region's gold recover}' plants are located, was unable to supply enough electricity to these plants in the first two months of the year. In addition, OJSC Vy-sochaishy (GV Gold) experienced technological problems, the regional government said.