MOSCOW- Russia produced 135.5 tonnes of gold in the first six months of 2021, down from 138.1 in the same period last year, the finance ministry said on Wednesday.

Russia's silver production rose to 445.2 tonnes from 437.3 tonnes in the first six months of 2020, it said.

(Reporting by Darya Korsunskaya; writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Polina Devitt) ((Tom.Balmforth@thomsonreuters.com;))