In Q3 Novosibirsk Iron and Steel Works named after Kuzmin received 65.5 million rubles of net profit. The previous quarter ended with the net loss of 153 million rubles. In Q3 2016 the profit was 50 million rubles. In January-September NMZ losses amounted to 161.7 million rubles as opposed to 206 million rubles of net…
In January-October the average delivery of ferrous metals scrap via railroad to metal works was 4.7 days, down by 1.3% YoY. The longest delivery (5.8 days) was in 2012. This year for batches of up to 260 tons (76% of all the deliveries) the speed was 4.8 days, for 260-520 tons (16%) – 4.2 days,…
By the end of 2017 Norilsk Nickel plans to have increased its specialized palladium fund to 600 thousand ounces (18.7 tons). Global Palladium Fund was created in 2016 to develop the demand for metal and decrease market volatility and price risks. Earlier Nornickel reported that in H1 it purchased over 5 tons of palladium (some…
Ormet has completed the main construction works at the underground mine Djusinsky. In early December the main ventilation machinery will start operating to provide fresh air to the mine. After that the company will have to assemble electricity network and commission all the objects constructed. This will be done roughly in a month and a…
In January-September Berezitovy Mine LLC, a part of Nordgold, yielded 2407 kg of gold, up by 32% YoY. In particular, in Q1 the company produced 833 kg of gold, in Q2 – 459 kg, in Q3 – 765 kg, up by 41% YoY. The increase is explained by the growth of gold content in ore…
Severstal has finished the scheduled capital repairs for 2017 at its two Kolpino city enterprises: Izhorsky Pipe Works and Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works (sheet-rolling shop). The modernization has been designed by the Severstal Russian Steel enterprise – VNIIMETMASH. The repairs will improve the technical characteristics of machinery and its wear resistance. (Ukrainian metal)
Volzhsky Pipe Works has finished the scheduled modernization of the main sites at the pipe-rolling shop No. 3, which produces hot-deformed seamless pipes for oil and gas industry. In particular, the sites of the pipe hot-rolling and casing pipes treatment have been modernized. The works have considerably improved the operating characteristics of the shop machinery.…
Mining Service has purchased a Hitachi excavator to comply with the output program of the Vasilyevsky mine. The new excavator is expected to dig some 200 thousand cubic meters of rock each month, with the possible increase to 250 thousand cubic meters. Vasilyevsky mine is the gold-extracting company in Krasnoyarsk region. Its current output is…