Durango produces 9% gold in the country

Economics. Although not like other years, but the extraction of gold in Durango remains a relevant economic activity.

A few years ago, the state became the main producer of gold in the country

With the obtaining of three thousand 781 kilograms in the first four months of the year 39, year, Durango is ranked as the fifth largest gold producer in the country, according to data from INEGI.

However, and this entity remains among the five main producers of this precious metal in Mexico, it is far from the figures reached a few years ago.

According to the data corresponding to the first quarter of the year, Durango has [9659009] However, according to the informative references of this morning, in 2004, Durango was on the list of leading producers of gold, with a 38% contribution to the national total.

] However, production of this yellow metal was reduced in Durango and increased in other states of the Republic, so that in 2018 it is located in fifth place.

Obtained gold for Durango in January of 948 kilograms, while in February it was 855, in March 972 and in April 006.

As for the annual comparison, the production of 2018 is a little higher than that of 2017, only 43 kilograms.

COMPARISON

Of the 42,000 kilograms of gold that occurred between January and April 2018 in the country, Sonora contributed 14,000 to 410 kilograms, followed by Chihuahua with 7,000 to 175 kilograms.

Zacatecas, with seven thousand five hundred kilograms, followed by Guerrero with five thousand 578 kilograms.

Among these five states recorded a production of 38 thousand kilograms during January, February, March and April.

This amount represents the 90.3 percent of all gold that was obtained in the country, in the reference period, which shows the potential of the five states.

It should be noted that four of these entities are located in the northern region of the country. country, while only Guerrero is in the south.

This information corresponds to the report published yesterday by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), which focuses the statistics of the country's mining-metallurgical trium

Economy. Although not like other years, but the extraction of gold in Durango remains a relevant economic activity.

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