DTEK Dobropolye Central Processing Factory has completed the second project on lighting system replacement. 130 LED-lamps have been installed at the conveyer site, with 3.5 km of cable replaced. The company intends to reach 85% of savings on lighting there. This will allow it saving some 500 thousand kW-h, or 840 thousand UAH per year.…
Teams of DTEK Pervomayskoye and Ternovskoye Mine Groups on March 29 mined their first million tons of coal since the beginning of the year. In the Ternovskoye mine department, the mining areas No. 1 led by Vladimir Romankov and the site No. 6 led by Sergei Somchenko, were particularly distinguished. Both teams have already produced…
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has obliged state-owned coalmines, which have accumulated significant wage debts owed to coalminers, to funnel 70% of proceeds from coal sales into the repayment of the delayed wages. The relevant decision was made at a government meeting on April 4. “It is proposed to adopt a protocol decision, which stipulates that…
According to the Public Relations and Media Department of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, Prime Minister Sapar Isakov met with the Director of Centerra Gold Inc. Scott Perry. They discussed the prospects of the company’s development and expressed interest in deepening cooperation. The head of government noted that the Kyrgyz Republic and Centerra Gold…
In 2017 Mikhailovsky Mining and Processing Works increased net profit by 80% YoY, to 27.09 billion rubles. Revenue exceeded 78.73 billion rubles, up by 37% YoY. Sales profit grew by 66%, to 34 billion rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
Neryungry-Metallik LLC, a part of Nordgold, in 2017 extracted 2.084 tons of gold (67 thousand ounces). Ore mining exceeded 5 million tons, while processing, taking into account stocks, – 6 million tons. Since last year the company has been mining ore at three deposits in Yakutia – Tabornoye (since 2002), Temnoye and Gross. In August…
Coal exports in January-March increased by 6.8% YoY, to 44.42 million tons. According to the Ministry of Energy, in March coal exports reached 15.638 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Mechel has put into operation a new long face 0-17-16 at the mine named after Lenin, a part of the South Kuzbass coal company. The reserves of the long face are estimated at 650 thousand tons of coking coal. Its length is 200 meters. Investments in the project totaled 230 million rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
