However, Petropavlovsk's January-September gold output has fallen 12 percent year-on-year to 304,000 oz due to a planned production decrease at the company's Pokrovskoye deposit.
The company has cut its initial 2010 production plan to 510-530,000 oz of gold from 680,000 oz.
In 2009, Petropavlovsk produced 486,800 oz of gold, making it the third largest gold producer in Russia.
The group's major iron-ore and gold operations are located in the mineral-rich Amur Region and the Jewish Autonomous Region in the Russian Far East near the Chinese border.
