The Tsentralnaya gold mine in Chelyabinsk Region operated by gold producer UGC, also known as Uzhuralzoloto, collapsed on September 19, killing one person, a spokesperson for the Emergency Ministry’s local branch reported. The mine collapsed at the depth of 820 meters, when two people were working there. Reasons are currently being investigated. (Prime/Ukrainian metal)
East Mining Company and the Coal Seaport Shakhtersk are carrying out a joint investment project to increase coal output and export to 20 million tons per year. Since the start of the year Solntsevsky Coal Mine has extracted 5 million tons of coal in Sakhalin region. This year annual goal is 8 million tons, while…
Ural Boeing Manufacturing, a joint venture of VSMPO-Avisma and Boeing, has commissioned a plant to produce titanium parts for American planes on the territory of the special economical zone Titanium Valley in Sverdlovsk region. The new plant carries out machining of titanium stampings for Boeing planes, including new models (737 MAX, 777 and 787). The…
Yekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Works is expanding the range of its exports. This time the company shipped its product to Thailand, which became another step of the strategic project to develop South-Eastern Asia markets. In Thailand EZOTsM has started cooperating with a large company supplying gold, silver and platinum group metals to the local market.…
Abinsk Electrometallurgical Works will put into operation new machinery with the design capacity of 50 thousand tons per year at the metal wares shop No. 1. The shop will produce wire with the diameter of 0.8 to 8 mm, welding wire (2-6 mm), rolled metal of 5-8 mm diameter and wire of 2-5 mm diameter…
Russian metal wares manufacturers are currently operating with much underloaded capacities. MMK-Metiz has also been affected. The weak points of Russian companies are narrow product range in terms of sizes and the outdate machinery. The MMK-Metiz modernization program for 2017-2020 is intended to solve these problems. In particular, the company plans to create a highly…
PJSC ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has constructed a new blast-furnace gas pipeline with a length of more than one kilometer valued at UAH 134 million. Now pre-commissioning and adjustment works are at the final stage, as well as ownership transfer, after that the gas pipeline will be commissioned. New gas pipeline was laid from Blast Furnace…
Interpipe decided to construct a new line for railroad wheels machining valued at $15 million. The project will result in export increase. The line will contain machinery for the treatment of wheels, a finishing center, a control center, etc. The wheel output will increase by 13 thousand tons, or by 40 thousand pieces per year.…
