MAGADAN, November 22 (RIA Novosti)-Russia will produce 168 metric tons of gold in 2005 and will increase this figure to an annual 250 tons by 2015, the natural resources minister said Tuesday.
Yury Trutnev said: "By 2015, we will increase production by 50-60% and reach 250 tons."
He said current annual production was worth about $104 million.
