On June 30, a meeting was held at Khartsyzsk Pipe Works, situated in the Russia-occupied part of Donetsk region managed by the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, a terrorist organization created and supported by Russia. It was decided to transfer the enterprise to the “state enterprise” Ugol Donbassa. The main task of the new management will…
In January-May, Kazakhstan extracted 12.5 million tons of gold-containing ore, up by a third YoY, and 233 thousand tons of concentrate, up 1.5-fold. Output of raw and semi-finished gold reached 47 tons, up by 6.4%. In particular, refined gold accounted for 28.1 tons, up by 12%. (Ukrainian metal)
Dneprovskiy Iron and Steel Works has mastered the manufacture of SVP-17 mine props. The new product is used in making arched anchoring and is in demand on the market. DMZ has long been producing SVP-22, 27 and 33 props. Now it also has a lighter SVP-17 prop in its portfolio. These sections are suitable for…
In May, average salaries in metal and mining sectors decreased. Only pipe enterprises increased their wages – by 7.8%, to 14.8 thousand UAH. Thus, at by-product coke plants average salary was 19.2 thousand UAH (-12%), in ferrous metallurgy – 18.6 thousand UAH (-16%), at mining companies – 18.6 thousand UAH (-9.5%), in non-ferrous metallurgy –…
In July, Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant intends to commission two melting furnaces – Nos. 15 and 17 – in the ferroalloys shop. According to the CEO Vladimir Kutsin, the company must be prepared for the increase in capacity due to the change in the market situation. In late February, NZF started heating its melting furnaces Nos.…
Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (NZF, Dnipropetrovsk region) in January-May increased production by 12.5% YoY, to 259,690 tons. As the Ukrainian Association of Producers of Ferroalloys and Other Electrometallurgical Products reported, in five months, the plant increased production of silicon manganese by 9.6%, to 236,710 tons, and ferromanganese – by 53.9%, to 22,980 tons. In May, 59,290…
Since the start of the season, Druzhba LLC has extracted 50 kg of alluvial gold. This year, the company operates in the Razdolniy Brook valley. The output target is 124 kg of gold. Thus, it has been 40% reached. In 2019, Druzhba extracted 144.6 kg of gold and in 2020 – 151.8 kg. (Ukrainian metal)
Metinvest, an international vertically integrated mining and metallurgical group of companies, will act as the general partner of the international forum “Decarbonization of the Steel Industry: a Challenge for Ukraine,” which will be held in Kyiv on July 14. According to the company’s press release, an event on the topic that has been discussed by…