Gold output on the Urup Island of Russia’s Kuril Islands fell by 9.1% YoY, to 1,530 tons in 2016 because of difficult logistics and operations on the uninhabited island, local precious metals producer Kurilgeo said in a statement on April 14. Revenue from the sales of gold rose by 6% YoY, to 4.07 billion rubles…
DTEK energy holding buys 600,000 tons of coal in South Africa, the company’s press service has reported. “DTEK confirms the purchase of 600,000 tons of coal from South Africa with the option to increase to 1 million tons. The arrival of the first vessel with 75,000 tons of anthracite to Ukraine is expected in June.…
China Nonferrous Gold Limited, the mineral exploration and mining company currently mining the Pakrut Gold Project in Tajikistan, intends to invest additional $70 million in the development of the deposit. According to the State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management of Tajikistan (GosKomInvest), an agreement on development of the Pakrut Gold Project in the…
Kramatorsk Ferroalloys Works had to stop manufacturing process because of the ban to transport cargo through the demarcation zone. The company had to take measures to decrease expenses during the time of idleness. “The prospects of development and modernization of the company under such conditions do not look good”, KFZ director Maxim Riss said. (Ukrainian…
The representatives of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, a terrorist organization supported by the Kremlin, demand access of their inspectors to Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works on Ukraine-controlled territory because of the “ecological danger”. According to Denis Pushilin press-secretary Victoria Talakina, this was voiced during the Minsk meeting. She said, that during the military conflict…
Metinvest notes the importance of Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works, a part of the Industrial Union of Donbass, resuming operation, as it is the key consumer of raw materials on the Ukraine-controlled territory. “The company is very important for us. But I believe it is also important as an asset for its owners. That’s probably…
In January-March Severstal produced 2.86 million tons of steel, down by 2% YoY. According to the company statement, the decrease was due to the planned repairs of converters No. 2 and 3 at CherMK. Pig iron output decreased by 1% YoY, to 2.34 million tons. Severstal sales in Q1 dropped by 9% YoY, to 2.53…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has produced a pilot batch of shaped pipes for a customer from USA. The pipes were produces from B-grade steel according to ASTM A500/A500M standard. “The peculiarity of the order was that the size was stated in inches, which was new to us: 2×2 inches, or 50.8×50.8 mm”, the…
