In August prices of industrial manufacturers increased by 1.5% after a drop of 0.5% in July and 0.3% in June. In January-August prices increased by 2.4% YoY. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, copper prices grew by 6.8%, other non-ferrous metals – by 5.9%, lead, zinc and tin – by 4.1, pig iron,…
In January-August Zabaikalye region mined 1077 tons of tungsten, down by 9.3% YoY. Two companies mine for tungsten in the region: Novoorlovsky Mining and Processing Works and Bom-Gorkhonsky Mine LLC. Novoorlovsky GOK provided for 96% of the total tungsten output, with Bom-Gorkhonsky Mine yielding just 4%. In 2016 the region obtained 1700 tons of tungsten,…
According to the regional department of coal industry the output is up by 11.3 million tons, or by 7.6% YoY. Coking coal share is 41.9 million tons, power-generating coal – 117.6 million tons. Razrez Kiyzasskiy LLC increased output by 1.9 million tons, Stroyservis – by 1.4 million tons, Kuzbassrazrezugol – by 1.3 million tons, Raspadskaya…
As of today Magadan region has obtained over 21 tons of precious metals (gold as well as silver, calculated into gold), up by 3 tons YoY. Alluvial share is 12 tons, and ore share – 9 tons. This year the region has to provide 31 tons of precious metals. (Ukrainian metal)
Kazzinc, one of the main producers of manganese concentrate in Kazakhstan, has signed an agreement with OMT (Russia) for the manufacture of a rock transportation system for Zhairem Mining and Processing Works. The system includes 33 belt conveyers of various sizes with the capacity of 5-2.08 thousand tons per hour. The total length of the…
Karabashmed has started commissioning the raw copper pouring line. The new automated equipment will increase the shop capacity as well as minimize pollution. “In 2004-2016 to develop and improve environment safety over 16 billion rubles were spent. 4 billion more will be invested in 2017-2018. The capacity of the works will increase to 150 thousand…
A rally of employees of the public joint-stock company Sukhaya Balka started near the building of the State Service for Geology and Deposits of Ukraine in Kyiv on September 19. The miners are demanding to implement the court ruling permitting the issue of deposit use permits, which the authority has not implemented due to unknown…
A new director has been appointed at Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works, situated in the pro-Russia militants-occupied territories. According to the Alchevsk journalist Oksana Sabardina, now residing in Zaporozhye, the new director is Alexei Smirnov, scientist-metallurgist. He is also a representative of the Russian owners of the works and the vice-president of Ukrainian Association of…