KIEV, Nov. 12 - Ukrainian state enterprise Skhidny Mining and Enrichment Combine (VostGOK), Ukraine's only uranium ore producer and processor, produced 691.3 tons of natural uranium concentrate in January-September 2012, up 30.7% from 528.8 tons in the same period of 2011, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry said in a report.

It was earlier reported that that VostGOK produced 892.1 tons of uranium concentrate in 2011, up 5.1% from 848.7 tons in 2010. In the first half of 2012, the company increased production by 6.7% year-on-year to 420 tons.