In January-May Ukraine mined 15.883 million tons of coal, down by 3.2% YoY, or by 517.2 thousand tons. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, coking coal output dropped by 26%, or by 993.1 thousand tons, to 2820.9 thousand tons, while that of power-generating coal increased by 3.8%, or by 475.9 thousand tons,…
In 2-3 years Rosszoloto intends to construct a gold-processing factory in Amur region valued at $250 million. The company is also looking for an investor to further develop the project with the aim of attracting $500 million. In three years from the start of the investment project Rosszoloto plans to obtain the first 48.23 million…
Polymetal Int has acquired additional 25% of shares in the gold deposits Dolinnoye for $1.6 million, having increased its stake to 50%. “With this deal we strengthen our Varvarinsky hub. We expect to start processing ore there in Q3”, the company chief executive director Vitaly Nesis said. The ore reserves of the deposits according to…
The modernization of the Svetlinsky Ferronickel Works is soon to be complete in Orenburg region. In August the company intends to start manufacturing a new product – ferronickel-containing bloom from Buruktalskoye deposits ore. The company believes that by August it will have been ready to produce the first batch. Modernization of the works started in…
VTB bank has reported that it has started cooperation with “UralSibTrade. Siberian region” and has opened a 150 million rubles line for 2 years for it. The goal of the financing is the crediting of the current operations. “We carry out work with companies interested in the development of their business. I am sure that…
The Volgograd subsidiary of Redaelli SSM (Severstal-Metiz) has put into operation a new rope-making machine. Investments in the project totaled 300 million rubles. The machine can produce 6- and 8-therad ropes with the diameter of 28-100 mm. Such steel ropes are used in mines and on excavators. The capacity of the machine is 40 meters…
The rail-beam shop of Evraz NTMK has started manufacturing a new product – crane rails KR-100. The first 300 tons of rails have already been shipped to the customers. KR-100 rails are made of K-76F steel. This year the shop has already started producing KR-80 rails. Evraz NTMKL also produces KR-70 and KR-120 rails according…
Global rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the outlook for ratings of Polyus Gold International Limited, which holds a majority stake in Russia’s largest gold miner Polyus, to Stable from Negative, the agency said in a statement on June 14. It also affirmed a corporate family rating of the company at Ba1 and the…