In January-March Amur region yielded 4.24 tons of gold, down by 9.3% YoY. Petropavlovsk mines provided for the main part of the output – 1.4 tons at Pokrovsk, 1.12 tons at Albynsk, and 0.87 tons at Malomyr. Gold mining in Amur region in 2017 grew by 15.6% YoY, to 25.77 tons. (Ukrainian metal)
By 2021 Kolmar intends to have mined 22 million tons of coal at the Yuzhnaya Yakutia territory of rapid development. “18 million tons of coal will be extracted from mines. That’s 12 million tons at Inaglinskaya-2 mine (two stages of 6 million tons each) and 6 million tons at the Denisovsky GOK mine. 4 million…
The government has ordered to include 20 land plots into the Komsomolsk territory of the rapid development in Khabarovsk region to carry out investment projects on construction and modernization of tin-mining enterprises. The order has been submitted by the Ministry of the Far East development. As the result of the projects’ implementation, the volume of…
Karelsky Okatysh has assembled a new fine crusher. It will be in operation for some 12 years. The crusher was produced by Uralmashzavod and was equipped with the 500 kW engine. The capacity of the crusher is over 600 tons of ore per hour. The company operates 8 fine crushers. 5 have already been replaced,…
VSMPO-Avisma has decided to stop developing the Centralnoye deposits in Tambov region. The corporation acquired the right to develop the deposits in July 2011 for 1.473 billion rubles. In 2016 the start of the development was shifted to 2019. The corporation has prolonged its license till 2029. It was also interested in attracting partners to…
The operation of the Port Eastern Gates – Primorye Works in Nakhodka was suspended following the checks on April 28. It was found out that the company was handling coal without the permission to pollute air. The checks followed the complaints of Nakhodka citizens on coal dust originating from coal handling. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-March Metinvest decreased steel output by 4% YoY, to 1.825 million tons. At the same time pig iron manufacture grew by 9%, to 2.156 million tons. Iron ore concentrate production increased by 4%, to 6.924 million tons. Pellets manufacture grew by 48%, to 1.723 million tons. The group has decreased coking coal output by…
In January-March Ukraine imported 291.3 thousand tons of steel, up by 24.4% YoY. Domestic market increased consumption by 13.1%, to 1.056 million tons. Import’s share grew from 25.07% to 27.6%. The shares of flat and long rolled metal in imports were almost equal – 48.5% and 47.9%, as opposed to 37.5% and 61.5% in Q1…
