The main mine fan of the state enterprise Yuzhnodonbasskoye Mine Group No. 1 has been switched off. The main machinery for water pumping is also being shut down. As a result, in several hours the lower horizon of the mine could be flooded, which could flood the nearby Mine named after Surgay. Yuzhnodonbasskoye is one…
In 2019 Russia exported 2736.8 thousand tons of raw aluminum, down by 6.4% YoY, valued at $4640.9 million, down by 8.1%. According to the Federal Customs Service, refined copper and raw copper alloys exports grew by 7.6%, to 702.2 thousand tons valued at $4137.3 million, up by 0.2%. Exports of raw nickel dropped by 0.7%,…
Evraz owners start buying Sibuglemet, one of the largest coking coal producers in Russia. The Federal Antimonopoly Service has received a claim from Onega Holding to buy 99.57% of Mezhdurechye (the main Sibuglemet mining asset). Onega Holding is owned by Greenleas International Holdings of Roman Abramovich, Abiglaze Limited of Alexander Abramov and Toshi Holdings of…
The construction site of the Udokan Mining and Metallurgical Works has received the first batch of embedded parts for the Outotec machinery. The parts are needed to assemble the machinery used in the floatation and hydrometallurgical system of ore processing. In particular, the new parts will be used in ball mills. The mills themselves will…
In 2019 MirBlagMet LLC extracted 103 kg of alluvial gold in Amur region, up from the target of 90 kg. The company owns two licenses to develop deposits at the Bom and Dugda rivers. In 2018 gold output totaled 102 kg. This year the company intends to extract at least 100 kg of alluvial gold.…
Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works has produced a batch of stainless wire to be used in housing construction in Moscow. 60 tons of wire were delivered to EcoDoc construction company by Mechel-Service. The wire will be used in the manufacture of reinforcement facing tiles for the construction of a hosing complex Wellton Towers. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019 Krasniy Octyabr occupied the first place among stainless steel manufacturers – the company produced 26.28 thousand tons. The Krasniy Octyabr share in the total manufacture comprised 29.5%. Stainless steel output last year grew by 12.7% YoY, to 105.86 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019 ChTPZ Group sold 2070 thousand tons of pipes, up by 8% YoY. Exports accounted for 736 thousand tons, or 36%. 1334 thousand tons were delivered to the Russian market. Large-diameter pipes sales increased by 33%, to 916 thousand tons. OCTG pipes sales grew by 3%, to 469 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)