In October-December 2021, Ferrexpo increased pellets manufacture by 18% QoQ, to 3.1 million tons. Overall output amounted to 11.2 million tons, on par with the 2020 level. The share of premium pellets with the iron content of more than 67% grew to 4%, or 431 thousand tons. Concentrate sales went up from 183 thousand tons…
In December 2021, Zaporozhkoks produced 66.6 thousand tons of blast furnace coke, down by 9.6% YoY. The decrease was due to the shortage of coal, the main raw material for the manufacture of coke. In 2021, the company produced 837.2 thousand tons of coke, down by 1.9% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
The Magadan region gold-extracting company Raiz LLC has become a winner of five auctions to develop alluvial sites in Chukotka Autonomous District. The combined price totaled 46.275 million rubles. The C1 reserves of a site on the Yuzhniy Brook are 106 kg of gold. The final price was 6.045 million rubles. The site on the…
Ukrgazvydobuvannya has ordered Interpipe Niko Tube the delivery of pipes valued at 1.94 billion UAH. In 8 months the company has to supply casing pipes of its own manufacture. The cost of the agreement is 5% below the expected price (2.03 billion UAH). (Ukrainian metal)
In 2021, Ukraine produced 29.41 million tons of coal, up by 7% from the target. At the same time, state mines extracted 5.446 million tons, down by 19.1%. In December 2021, 2.795 million tons of coal was mined, up by 16%, with state mines providing 352 thousand tons, down by 33%. (Ukrainian metal)
Severniy Mining and Processing Works has invested over 190 million UAH in the purchase of 2 Cat D9R bulldozers. During a shift the bulldozers can lay 400 to 1200 meters of road depending on construction materials. Earlier, SevGOK repaired its excavator with a 10-cubic meter ladle for 90 million UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2021, Zaporizhstal kept rolled metal output on the 2020 level – 3.204 million tons. At the same time, manufacture of steel dropped by 0.1%, to 3.778 million tons, while of pig iron grew by 0.1%, to 4.473 million tons. In December 2021, Zaporizhstal produced 400.4 thousand tons of pig iron, 340.1 thousand tons of…
Raiz LLC has won in the auction to develop the alluvial gold deposit on the Bolshoy Kaparveyem River in Chukotka. The auction was held on December 28, 2021. The initial price grew 6-fold, to 154.58 million rubles. The reserves are estimated at over 1 ton. (Ukrainian metal)
