The State Committee of Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use put a deposit of placer gold Baymak on auction, official website of the committee reported. The deposit is located in Ala-Buka district of Jalal-Abad region. The deposit was discovered in 1956 following the ancient mining of placer gold. Kyzyl-Tokoy, Orto-Tokoy, Baymak, Ala-Buka, which now constitute Nizhnekassanskoye…
In 2018 ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih intends to produce at least 6.5 million tons of steel. “We also plan to manufacture 5.7 million tons of rolled metal and 10 million tons of concentrate”, the company CEO Paramjit Kahlon said. In 2016 AMKR reached its 10-year maximum in steel output – 7 million tons. It was planned…
China Railway Tunnel Group has started work on the investment project to modernize the Shargunkumir Company. The investment project presupposes the increase of the company capacity to 900 thousand tons of coal per year. The Chinese company will clear 10 old mines and create a 2227-meters long tunnel. The total cost of the project is…
In 2017 prices of industrial products in Kazakhstan increased by 17.6% YoY. According to the Ministry of the national economy, prices in mining industry increased by 27.2% and in processing by 8.3%. In particular, metal ore prices grew by 15.8%, coal – by 10.3%, zinc – by 23.7%, copper – by 19.7%, aluminum – by…
Last year the Commercial court of Dniepropetrovsk region ordered to arrest accounts of Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine. DMK appealed. On January 2 the court satisfied the company claim. Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine was a part of Industrial Union of Donbas (ISD), created in 1995. In May 2017 it was confirmed that DMK was…
Ukraine’s metallurgical sector has plunged into recession mainly due to the crisis in the eastern region of Donbas. Last year, the output of steel, one of the main exports items of Ukraine, fell by 12%, while the production of pig iron and rolled metal was down by 15% and 14%, respectively, according to Ukrmetallurgprom association’s…
In 2017 Ukraine imported 19.8 million tons of coal valued at $2.7 billion. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied $1.552 billion worth of coal (56.57%), USA – $682.01 million (24.85%), Canada – $182.2 million (6.64%) and other countries – $327.65 million (11.94%). Exports mostly went to Russia – $57.475 million (54.48%), Slovakia –…
In 2017 rolled steel sheet was the most sought after type of rolled metal. At present Russian market is witnessing a slight seasonal decrease in demand, which allows buying materials cheaper. Customers also leave their orders online more often, which simplifies the purchasing process. Steel sheet is used in machine-building, construction, agriculture, etc. (Ukrainian metal)
