Ukraine: Corum Svet Shakhtera produces shearer for Space Heroes mine

Corum Svet Shakhtera has produced a KA200 shearer for the Space Heroes mine (DTEK Pavlogradugol). According to the company statement, the shearer is used to mechanical remove coal from breakage faces. For the Space Heroes mine the Kharkiv machine-builders have constructed a special version of the machine. In particular it provides for the better watering…

Latvia: British Steel interested in Liepājas metalurgs’ recovery, not asset purchase

The consortium consisting of British Steel, Greybull Capital and Estonian Baltic Metal Holding is interested in KVV Liepājas metalurgs’ recovery, not the purchase of its assets, says Greybull Capital partner Daniel Goldstein. He refused to go into detail as to why the consortium exited from last year’s KVV Liepājas metalurgs sale process. He did say…