Baldzha LLC, developing alluvial sites in Zabaikalye region, intends to yield some 800 kg of gold this year. The initial quota each year is 300 kg. But the enterprise tries to get more. Last year the plan was 700 kg, but the final result was 706 kg, an absolute record in 30 years. The washing…
In 2019 the gold-extracting factory of Polyus Aldan, which operates on the territory of the Kuranakh ore field in Yakutia, intends to process 5.6 million tons of ore with the average content of 1.2 g of gold per ton. In March the record volume of gold was received – 1 ton. By the end of…
The wheel and tyre shop of Evraz NTMK has started using a 3D-printer to manufacture a range of unique parts. This has allowed decreasing machinery down time, as all the necessary parts are always available. Their prime cost is dozen times cheaper and the time to produce is just several shifts. The shop intends to…
The warehouse complex of ChTPZ has supplied 300 tons of large diameter pipes to Evraz NTMK. The pipes were produced at the Chelyabinsk Pipe Works and would be used for the company modernization. In particular, the warehouse complex supplied LDP with the diameter of 820 mm and wall thickness of 10 mm made of St17G-1-u…
Mechel has signed an agreement to supply metallurgical coke to Kayseri Sugar, the largest sugar producer in Turkey. According to the agreement, Mechel will have to deliver up to 90 thousand tons of coke in 2019-2021 (some 30 thousand tons each summer). The price will be determined during negotiations. “Turkey is one the priority export…
The Moscow Arbitration Court has turned down a 174-million ruble suit of RUSAL Bratsk, a subsidiary of Russian aluminum giant UC RUSAL, against power producer Unipro over a malfunction at the Berezovskaya GRES power plant. In its suit, RUSAL Bratsk asked the court to cancel a capacity supply agreement signed in 2010 and make Unipro…
In January-March, Uzbekistan decreased gold output by 25% YoY, to 809 thousand tons. According to the state statistics, in Q1 2018, 1087 thousand tons of coal were mined. In December 2018, 45% of Uzbekugol were transferred to the management of Progress Gor Tech LLC (Russia). (Ukrainian metal)
Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom’s fuel company TVEL has signed a cooperation agreement with German titanium supplier Hermith to create a joint venture for manufacture of titanium products with a high added value, TVEL said. The venture will sell its products to aviation, car, and pharmaceutical companies, TVEL said, adding that the agreement also…