Due to the increase of the imports of hot-rolled carbon and alloyed steel in sheets and coils to the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Economic Commission has introduced a special quota on the imports of the said products. The quota is aimed at protecting the EAEU members’ ferrous metallurgy and would be in…
In August Armenia extracted 1500 tons of molybdenum concentrate, up by 29.3% MoM, by 27.2% YoY and by 36.5% from the average result in the past 12 months. This is also the highest historical output. At the same time manufacture of FeMo reached 499 tons, down by 32.5% MoM, up by 27.3% YoY, and down…
In January-September 18.74 tons of gold and 85.15 tons of silver were extracted on the territory of Chukotka Autonomous District, down by 2% YoY. Ore gold accounted for 16.52 tons, flat YoY, and alluvial gold – 2.23 tons, down by 11%. In January-September 2018 Chukotka extracted 19.07 tons of gold (16.56 tons of ore gold…
The Alfa miners team, developing alluvial sites in Khabarovsk region, has finished the season with 130 kg of gold. Moreover, the company has finished prospecting at the license site in the Levaya Oselga River basin. The season started in March, and the company got down to washing in mid-May. (Ukrainian metal)
The floatation department has been commissioned at the Abashevskaya central processing factory, which will allow processing coal with the fraction of 0 mm. Two floatation machines, two filter presses, pumps, compressors and other equipment have been assembled at the department. The floatation process has helped increase ash content in waste from 20% to 45%. In…
In January-September Russia produced 44.3 million tons of unalloyed steel and semi-finished products, down by 0.9% YoY. In September output increased by 1.5% MoM and by 0.7% YoY. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, rolled metal manufacture in 9 months totaled 46.1 million tons, down by 0.4% YoY. In September output dropped by…
Russian metals and mining giant Mechel has signed an agreement of intent to sell up to 1.2 million tons of coal to South Korea’s STX Corporation in 2020, the company said. “We continue with successful implementation of our strategy of diversifying our supply flow to Asia Pacific’s promising markets. Guaranteed sales enable us to ensure…
Russia’s output of unrefined and semi-refined or powder platinum and platinum group metals decreased by 0.2% YoY and by 9.7% MoM in September, the Federal State Statistics Service said without disclosing absolute figures. Silver output rose by 7.6% YoY, but fell by 3.7% MoM. In January-September the output of platinum and platinum group metals grew…
