Public Joint Stock Company Polyus reported production results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021. For the quarter, the company reported total gold output increased by 15% quarter-on-quarter to 770,000 ounces. This increase was driven by higher production volumes of refined gold acrossalmost all deposits. Volumes of ore mined amounted to 16,827,000 tonnes, a moderate decrease on the previous quarter. On a year-on-year basis, volumes of ore mined declined by 8%, driven by lower mining activities at Olimpiadaand Verninskoye due to intensified stripping activities. Volumes of ore processed totalled 12,722,000 tonnes, up 5% on the previous quarter. Year-on-year, volumes of ore processed rose by 4%, primarily due to higher processing volumes at Olimpiada, Natalka and Verninskoye. For the nine months, the company reported total gold output amounted to 2,033 thousand ounces, compared to 2,056 thousand ounces in the prior-year period, representing a 1% decline year-on-year. Volumes of dor? gold totalled 2,072 thousand ounces, down 3% compared to the same period in the previous year. Volumes of ore processed increased 4% to 36,017,000 tonnes, reflecting the improved performance at Olimpiada, Natalka and Verninskoye mainly due to the implementation of throughput capacity expansion projects.