Reserves of the Smolinskaya mine, a part of Vostochniy Mining and Processing Works, at the Vatutinskoye uranium deposit are below 1.4 thousand tons. The mine is expected to have finished operation at the deposits in 3-5 years. At present VostGOK operates at 4 uranium deposits: Vatutinskoye, Michurinskoye, Central and Novokonstaninovskoye. The first three have been…
The State Geology and Subsurface Service has cancelled 62 special allowances to use subsurface resources in Donetsk and Lugansk regions because of the absence of reports on mining in 2015-2016. The list contains among others Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, Makeevugol and Dokuchaevsk Flux-Dolomite Complex. (Ukrainian metal)
In March the salary debt to state miners increased by 46.5% MoM, or by 20.222 million UAH, to 63.682 million UAH. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, as of March 1, the debt was 43.46 million UAH, and as of April 1 – 63.682 million UAH. As of January 1, the debt…
Ukrainian companies seized by the terrorist organizations of Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, supported by Russia, start to shut down. “Anthracite coal, mined there, is needed neither by them, nor by Russia. They have enough of their own coal. The only way is to shut down. The mine named after Zasyadko is shut down, employees…
Russky Radiator LLC has finished construction and assembly at the free sites of Nadvoitsy Aluminum Works. The company will be producing aluminum radiators at the new site. The quality of the products will be controlled at each stage. In June all the machinery will be trial-tested, while the full manufacturing capacity is expected to be…
In January-February Russia produced 31.01 tons of gold (33.25 tons in 2016), including 23.76 tons of mined gold (24.56 tons), 2.69 tons of by-product gold (2.19 tons) and 4.55 tons of secondary gold (6.49 tons). At the same time silver output totaled 133.91 tons (137.24 tons), including 60.43 tons of mined silver (71.32 tons), 48.05…
Aksu Ferroalloy Works has finished the repair of the No. 43 furnace gas-purifying machine. It took the repairmen 15 days to replace 2688 filter sleeves and repair the main equipment. In May and June AksZF will renovate two more gas-purifying complexes at furnaces No. 42 and 44. (Ukrainian metal)
The office of the Ufaleinickel general manager has passed from Timofey Sasykov to Edward Karpenko, the ex-deputy director. The decision has been taken at the shareholders’ meeting. Since April 1 the company has stopped operating. The resumption of the work is only possible when the nickel prices revive. 1.7 thousand employees have already been dismissed.…