Several members of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan demanded to create a commission on Kumtor. Parliamentary speaker Dastanbek Dzhumabekov supported the proposal. The reason is an incident at the mine. Two employees of the enterprise went missing on December 1. The search for them continues. At least 94 rescuers and 38 units of heavy equipment are…
Four miners died of gas poisoning in southern Kyrgyzstan, press service of the Ministry of Emergencies reported. According to the ministry, the accident occurred near Sulukta town in Batken region. According to preliminary information, a gas leak occurred in the coalmine, resulting in the death of four miners. The Ministry of Emergency Situations added that…
Delegation of Turkey’s Eczacibasi Holding has expressed interest in implementing projects on extraction and processing of minerals in Kazakhstan, the press office of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development has reported. The issue was discussed during the meeting between Kazakhstan’s Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov and the delegation headed by holding’s CEO Atalay…
In November Ukraine exported 3.34 million tons of iron ore and concentrate, up by 7.75% YoY. According to the customs information, in 11 months exports grew by 8.23%, to 36.6 million tons. In monetary terms exports increased by 21.5%, to $318.2 million. The iron ore raw materials share in the exports in November totaled 6.92%.…
In January-October Russia exported 34.184 million tons of ferrous metals, down by 11% YoY. According to the Federal Customs Service, exports without pig iron, ferroalloys, waste and scrap totaled 22.461 million tons, down by 11.2%. Sales of carbon steel semi-finished products dropped by 8.3%, to 12.059 million tons. Flat-rolled steel exports fell by 16%, to…
The project to develop the Tomtorskoye rare-earth metals deposit will be carried out. According to the Yakutia governor Aisen Nikolayev, the mining could start in 2-3 years. The Tomtor ore is rich in niobium and other rare-earth metals used in the manufacture of military machines, rocket-building, nuclear industry, etc. According to estimations, reserves of the…
During the construction of the Sila Sibiri gas pipeline the Federal Cargo Company has transported 450 thousand tons of pipes, mostly in 2016-2019. The pipes were delivered to all the construction sites – in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Irkutsk and Amur regions. Over 11 thousand gondola cars were loaded with large-diameter pipes manufactured at…
Zaporizhstal is carrying out a program to set up LED-lighting on its territory and in its shops. Instead of sodium lamps the company is switching to energy efficient LED-lamps with a lifetime of over 45 thousand hours. 4 million UAH were spent on the project. The first stage saw replacement of lamps in the oxygen-compressor…
