In January-August Magadan region mined 261.8 thousand tons of coal, up by 9.1% YoY. At the same time, no coal was mined in July-August. There are 3 enterprises mining for coal in the region – Kolyma Coal Company LLC mined 185 thousand tons, up by 83% YoY; Association of Business Cooperation increased output by 17%,…
Zagorsky Pipe Works has received positive report of Gazprom on supplying pipes with outer coating on the basis of Russian-made materials only. This is the first time that ZTZ has mastered such a combination of materials. Earlier it used the imported and Russian materials to make corrosion-resistant coating. “This is the first major result of…
The Belarus Iron and Steel Works will introduce its business partners to the company’s innovative development plans during the fourth conference of suppliers that will be held on the sidelines of the international forum “Foundry and Metallurgy 2018. Belarus” that will take place in Minsk on October 17-18, the company’s spokesman Alexander Olesik reported. The…
Gold is illegally mined in Aksy district of Jalal-Abad region. The State Inspectorate for Environmental and Technical Safety made a decision to prohibit the activities of Spektr LLC. Despite the ban, the company continues exploration on the alluvial gold deposit. As the Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use, Suyuntbek…
Prices of precious metals varied on September 26, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The price of gold increased by 5.661 manats, to 2,043.502 manats per ounce on September 26 compared to the price on September 25. The price of silver grew by 0.4269 manats, to 24.6494 manats per ounce. The price…
OMZ-Spetsstal has completed construction and started commissioning a new gouging chamber. The new unit with exhaust system will improve labor conditions and prevent air pollution. The gouging chamber has been constructed under a program to modernize manufacturing capacities. (Ukrainian metal)
In August the Republic of Buryatia extracted 586.8 kg of gold, including 285.9 kg of ore gold and 300.9 kg of alluvial gold. In January-August gold output reached 3516.5 kg. In particular, ore gold accounted for 2269.8 kg and alluvial gold – 1246.7 kg. Last year the region yielded 5677.9 kg of gold. (Ukrainian metal)
Since last week strikes and protests have renewed at the state enterprises Mirnogradugol and Selidovugol. The reason is that the enterprises have not received state support promised 2 weeks ago. While the situation is unstable, the mines continue operating. Still, some miners refuse to go underground. The miners’ unions say if the money to clear…
