The Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works’ (MMK) strategy for the coming years is further investment in the modernization of equipment in order to improve efficiency and reduce the environmental burden, according to MMK’s Head of Procurement and Marketing Evgeny Sarana. Speaking in Moscow at the 21st “Russian Metal Market” International Conference on November 12, he…
NLMK Group, an international steel company, announces the appointment of Shamil Kurmashov as NLMK Group CFO, effective from November 15. Kurmashov will be in charge of coordinating the work of financial departments across all NLMK Group companies, supporting the execution of the new strategic cycle of the group leading up to 2022, and driving the…
A significant increase has been recorded in gold mining due to the optimization of operational processes on the part of AzerGold CJSC, the company said in a statement. In particular, in the first ten months of 2018 the gold production amounted to 36,632 ounces, thereby exceeding the last year’s figures. In general, the AzerGold CJSC…
The head of Buryatia Alexei Tsaydenov has reviewed the construction of a plant at the Egitinskoye fluorspar deposits. In December 2017 Druza LLC and the republic government concluded an agreement on the development of the deposits. Investments total 18 billion rubles. The first stage of the plant has been completed. 619 jobs will be created.…
A number of foreign investors have shown their interest in constructing copper-smelting facilities. According to the acting Prime Minister Nicol Pashinyan, such a project is very important for the country, as it will allow processing ore on the spot, without exporting it. At the same time, the finished products could find their customers not only…
In January-September Vysochaishiy (GV Gold) received 10.03 billion rubles of revenue, up by 36% YoY. Sales revenue grew by 20.8%, to 4.075 billion rubles. Net profit was 2.3787 billion rubles, up by 2.4%. The increase in financial statements is due to the growth of gold output. In 9 months the company has produced 220.3 thousand…
In January-October Chukotka Autonomous District yielded 20998 kg of gold, down by 4% YoY. Ore gold accounted for 18424 kg, down by 6%. Alluvial gold output totaled 2573 kg, up by 11%. Silver extraction dropped by 12%, to 96.6 tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Gazprom has signed a contract for the delivery of 500 thousand tons of large diameter pipe for the Kovykta – Chayanda site of the Sila Sibiri gas pipeline with Zagorsky Pipe Works. Other major pipe suppliers, including TMK and ChTPZ, refused to participate in the tender. They did not like the price, according to the…