Russia: Yakutia gold output up in 2020

In 2020, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) extracted 39 tons of gold, up from 36.5 tons in 2019. This was the record-high result for Yakutia and the third largest in Russia. The Taborniy and Gross mines of Nordgold yielded the most gold – 355.3 thousand ounces (11.05 tons). Polyus Aldan extracted 7.5 tons of gold…

Ukraine: Zaporizhstal improves metal quality

In 2020, Zaporizhstal actively worked on improving the quality of its metal products. Last year, the crisis in the metal industry, worsened by the pandemic, resulted in steel output drop of 1.4% YoY in Ukraine. Some companies decided to increase output and capacity loading. At the same time, Zaporizhstal, while decreasing manufacture by 5%, improved…