Russia: AGK to assemble new machinery

The processing factory of the Alexandrinskaya Mining and Ore Company in Chelyabinsk region has started preparing foundation for a new filter-press of copper processing cycle. The hydraulic filter-press of the new generation will allow decreasing the moisture of the copper concentrate from 12% to 8%. Investments in the project will exceed 60 million rubles. Over…

Russia: MMSK copper output up in January-September 2018

In January-September Mednogorsk Copper-Sulfur Works produced 35366 tons of raw copper, up by 9.6% from the target. Next year the copper-smelting shop will undergo a reconstruction. In particular it is planned to repair and modernize the Pobeda smelting machine and construct the second stage of the oxygen plant. In order to reconstruct the sulfur acid…