Russia: Safianovskaya Med mines 1 million tons of copper ore
The Safyanovskaya Med mine, a part of UGMK, has mined the 1-millionth ton of copper ore. The development of the deposits started in 1992 as an open-pit mining; and is bound to be completed in 2020. In 2010 the construction of the underground mine began. So far the miners have reached the level of 500…