But some executives are afraid the disease could soon disrupt production.
Soviet efforts to disrupt production in resistance-dominated areas also contributed to this decline.
Russia is a leading gold producer, and a political upheaval could disrupt production.
Others argue that oil price increases cause a shift in demand across sectors, disrupting production.
Engineers call the practice a nuisance, but say it has not disrupted production.
Even without a war, a large call-up of reserves could disrupt civilian production.
The strike has severely disrupted production in at least 31 gold mines.
The waves of armed groups disrupted both trade and day-to-day production throughout the area.
But "normal" weather patterns every year disrupt agricultural production to some extent.
The slow-moving storm could disrupt production for the rest of the week.