Russia: Neryungri to prospect at Tokko field

Neryungri-Metallik LLC, a part of Nordgold, is preparing for the prospecting season, which will last from April till October. This year the main operation will be carried out at the Tokko field on the Anomalia-13, Vrezannyi and Roman sites. The company plans investing some 85 million rubles in drilling. Earlier it was planned to spend…

Ukraine: VostGOK trying to pay $2 million to Steuermann

The state enterprise Vostochniy Mining and Processing Works has applied to the Commercial Court of Kiev asking to unblock the payment of $1.98 million for the delivery of the uranium concentrate to Steuermann Investitions und Handelsgeselschaft GbmH. According to the court materials, Ukrgazbank, where VostGOK has some accounts, refuses to transfer $1.98 million to Steuermann.…

Ukraine: coal mining down in Q1 2018

In January-March Ukraine mined 8.359 million tons of coal, up by 19.3% YoY. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, coking coal output dropped by 9.9%, to 1.614 million tons, and that of power-generating coal – by 21.3%, to 6.744 million tons. In March coal mining grew by 1.3%, to 3.024 million tons.…