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crore 86,439

cree 48,098

en 30,461

smi vans» eon 3808
cre rn 20,780

rns 6,536

ne nnn ¥1, 769

cons 4,563

orn 17,850

cnr 30,642
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The 1927 gold production exceeded that of 1926, according to
unofficial estimates. A number of important measures have recently
been taken by the Soviet Government to increase gold production,
The nine former trusts have been united into one large company, the
“Soyuz-Zoloto” (Union Gold). The “Soyuz-Zoloto” is moderniz-
ing the mines by installation of new machinery much of which is
purchased in the United States

1914-1921 data was taken from “Narodnoye Gosudarstvenoye Khoziaistvo
(People’s and State Economy of the U.S.S.R.), published in 1923 by the Commis-
sariat for Finance.
1922-26 data taken from reports of the Director of the Mint of the United States.
* Incomplete; Far Eastern region not included,

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