UKRAINE TO BECOME MAJOR GOLD PRODUCER.

Ukrainian gold mines around Kirovohrad should produce 15 tons annually by 2005, President Leonid Kuchma said on Ukrainian television June 18. He said that this unexpected windfall will help Ukraine through its “difficult times.” Rich veins of gold have been found at 238 sites throughout the country, the television news report said.

Kiev Angry About G-7 Snub on Chernobyl.