The Wall Street Journal reported that in January, Russia increased its output of gold, palladium and platinum by a respective 7.3, 4 and 40 percent.

As quoted in the market news:

Russia production of gold-containing concentrates increased by 7.3% on the year and the country’s gold output rose by 14.9%.

The statistics agency doesn’t give volumes in tons, only percentage change.

The country’s production of palladium and palladium-containing alloys increased by 4%, while production of platinum and platinum-containing alloys went up by 40%.

Click here to read the full report from The Wall Street Journal.