Altai-Koks, a part of Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), has developed a technology to produce foundry coking coal of 100 millimeters and more, NLMK said in a statement on December 16. “Development of this product will allow the company to extend the sales markets by imports replacement. Producers of heat insulators earlier bought 100 millimeter-class…
Last week the price of one ounce of gold decreased by 7.9 manats ($4.6) or by 0.3%. The average price of one ounce of gold stood at 2,491 manats ($1,465). The price of one ounce of silver dropped by 0.42 manats ($0.24) or by 1.4%, to 28.4 manats ($16.7). The price of one ounce of…
In January-November Khabarovsk region extracted 23,678.3 kg of gold, up by 2.4% YoY. Ore gold accounted for 19,452.6 kg, up by 2.4%. The increase is due to the output growth at Amur Zoloto LLC (+23.5%), Mnogovershinnoye (+14%) and Okhotskaya Mining and Geological Company LLC (+6.4%). The washing season has been finished with the yield of…
The base forecast of coal output for Sakhalin in 2020 presupposes the mining of 10.5 million tons of coal, up by 0.6% YoY. In 2021 the output is expected at the level of 11.6 million tons. A more conservative forecast sees the mining at 10.2 million tons, down by 3.2%. Sales, including exports will reach…
So far Raspadskaya mine has extracted 6.5 million tons of coal, having exceeded its annual target in advance. This year three coal layers were in operation. Average monthly output totaled 750 thousand tons of coal. Next year a new long face will be put into operation. The output is expected on the level of more…
In November Ukraine exported 3.34 million tons of iron ore raw materials, down by 2% MoM. Deliveries to domestic companies fell by 11%, to 1.9 million tons. In 11 months exports grew by 8%, to 36.6 million tons, but deliveries to domestic companies dropped by 7%, to 25 million tons. No iron ore raw materials…
In November metal companies decreased natural gas consumption by 4% MoM, to 125 million cubic meters. In 11 months consumption dropped by 1%, to 1.66 billion cubic meters. Electricity consumption in November went down by 6%, to 800 million kW-h, and in 11 months – by 4%, to 10.27 billion kW-h. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-November Ukraine produced 9.29 million tons of bulk 6% moisture coke, down by 6.2% YoY. In November deliveries of coking coals to by-product coke plants grew by 11% MoM, to 1.02 million tons. In particular, the delivery of domestic coal grew by 23%, to 350 thousand tons, but imported dropped by 23%, to 670…