Russia: coal output down in December 2016

Russia’s coal output fell by 2.7% YoY but grew by 2.7% MoM in December 2016, the Federal State Statistics Service said. It increased by 3.4% YoY, to 385 million tons in 2016. Russia’s production of iron ore concentrate grew by 0.3% YoY, to 101 million tons in 2016, and production of metallurgical coal coke rose…

Ukraine: metal output forecast for February 2017

In February Ukrainian metal companies are expected to produce 1.9 million tons of steel. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, pig iron output could total 1.8 million tons, while that of rolled metal – 1.6 million tons. Ukrmetallurgprom’s forecast for January was 2 million tons of steel and pig iron each, as well as 1.8 million tons of…

Ukraine: PGOK to stop using gas

Poltava Mining and Processing Works is studying the possibility of the construction of the pulverized coal injection machine to stop using the expensive natural gas. PGOK representatives visited ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih to get acquainted with the PCI machine, put into operation in 2016 at the blast furnace No. 9. In January-August 2016 PGOK decreased gas…

Russia: UGK gold output up in 2016

In 2016 enterprises of the Yuzhuralzoloto Mining Company yielded 15 tons of gold, up by 9.5% YoY. Svetlinsky Mining and Processing Works mined 8 million tons of ore and plans to mine as much this year. Bereznyakovsky Mining and Processing Works is expected to mine 1 million tons of ore in 2017. In 2018 UGK…