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– The Russian Federation has reported a significant increase in confirmed gold reserves in 2025. {

– There has also been an uptick in developed oil, gas and rare earth deposits in Russia.

The statistics from Moscow are presented against the backdrop of growing global interest in gold.

Russia’s confirmed gold holdings are increasing, according to official data released as the precious metal continues to rise in international markets.

In addition to deposits considered a “safe haven, the Russian state has managed to increase the recoverable volumes of other resources, including hydrocarbons and natural gas, the government in the capital informed.

Proven gold reserves in Russia added 614 metric tons last year, according to information announced by the head of the Ministry of Natural Resources.

On Thursday, Minister Alexander Kozlov emphasized that the upward trend is also characteristic of other natural resources. His words are quoted by the official TASS news agency:

“Positive dynamics of assets growth in 2025 has been recorded for the majority of raw materials. The total increase in confirmed reserves was 614 tons of gold, 3 million tons of copper, 938.1 million tons of coal, 984.2 million tons of iron ore, the official said.

Russian reserves of a number of rare-earth or hard-to-reach metals have also increased: titanium – by 17.3 million tons, tungsten – by 5.5 thousand tons.

The past year was also marked by a significant increase in Russia’s energy reserves. The volume of oil and condensate added 640 million tons and gas 670 billion cubic meters.

Russia’s gold reserves will increase by more than 804 tons in 2024, the ministry said, noting that this figure includes the results of additional exploration of already known areas.

Proven reserves are the amount of raw materials such as precious metals, energy and minerals that are considered technically and economically feasible to extract.

Gold consumption peaked last year at over 5,000 tons, according to the World Gold Council (WGC), as cited by TASS.

The Council estimates its value at $555 billion, 45% more than a year earlier, explaining such a significant growth in monetary terms by the current price environment.

In 2025, the value of gold set new all-time highs more than 50 times, with physical gold investments reaching a record $154 billion.

Gold prices rose last year amid geopolitical instability and economic anxiety as investors turned to the safe-haven asset.

In 2025, the price of the precious metal soared about 65% to $4,300 in global markets. The upward trend continued into 2026.

Gold has just broken through a new all-time high of over $5,600 an ounce, up 10% in a week, while the U.S. currency is weakening.