Karelsky Okatysh has started reconstruction of its dry magnetic separation complex – new machinery with higher capacity will be installed there. The new complex will be situated at the Zapadny quarry of the Korpangskoye deposits. Its project capacity will be 6 million tons of ore per year, up almost 2-fold from the existing machinery. The…
In January-June railroad transportation of non-ferrous metals to and from the seaports decreased by 2.3% YoY, to 1.93 million tons. In particular, according to the Russian Railroads, exports totaled 1.88 million tons, down by 3.8%, and imports – 53.53 thousand tons, up 2.2-fold. Railroad transportation of non-ferrous metals for exports to the port St. Petersburg…
An accident happened at the “Russia” mine of the state enterprise Selidovugol in Donetsk region, resulting in the death of a miner. “Another miner with medium damages has been transported to the Selidov city hospital”, the Donetsk regional military-civilian administration chairman Pavel Zhebrivsky wrote on his Facebook page. According to him the accident happened on…
Ukraine is negotiating deliveries of anthracite coal with XCOAL Energy&Resources. The company mines in West Virginia and Pensilvania, selling coal and anthracite mostly to metal enterprises. The company exports some 16 million tons of coal per year via two of its seaports. In June a delegation from Ukraine visited Pensilvania. There is no large contract…
On July 9 during a regular convoy delivering goods to the Kumtor mine, one of the tanks with fuel drove into the safety bench. Turning over, the tank moved off the technological route and found itself on a narrow canopy site where about 7 tons of diesel fuel had leaked. However, there was no leakage…
The methane blast at the Zapolyarny copper and nickel mine of Norilsk Nickel, which killed four miners, will not hurt production plans of the Polar Division of the company, Sergei Gradyushko, a deputy CEO for labor protection and security of the division, reported. “I think that after all the measures are completed, work will be…
Terrorists from the occupies territories of Donetsk region, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, created and supported by Russia, have sent all the employees of Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works into a forced 2-months vacation. According to the press service of the Chief Intelligence Service, the situation at the terrorists-occupied lands is worsening. In particular, manufacturing…
In January-June Ukraine exported 19.303 million tons of iron ore and concentrate valued at $1.362 billion. According to the State Fiscal Service, iron ore share in the total exports was 6.6%. China imported $388.128 million worth of iron ore and concentrate (28.5%), Poland – $145.155 million (10.6%), the Czech Republic – $145.109 million (10.6%). Other…