Metinvest Group’s Zaporizhstal continues to implement its annual capital investment program to support production capacities and environmental protection equipment. The plant has completed a major overhaul of the main production units in the blast furnace, open-hearth furnace and hot rolling mill with a total budget of 370 million hryvnias. “The domestic mining and metallurgical complex…
New surveying equipment has been introduced at the East Zhezkazgan mine, the Zapadny mine, and the surveying department. Modern Leica TS07 R1000 5″ total stations have arrived at the sites. They combine high accuracy, reliability, and ease of use in operating mining environments. The new instruments are capable of performing reflectorless measurements at distances of…
The Ministry of Energy expresses its sincerest condolences to the family and relatives of the electrician Vadim Zhikh, born in 1980, who worked at the Ingulska mine of the state enterprise Vostocniy Mining and Processing Works and died as a result of an accident. The accident occurred at the mine on November 11, after which…
During a working visit to Naryn region, Energy Minister of Kyrgyzstan Taalaibek Ibraev inspected the operations of Kara-Keche and Ak-Ulak coalmines, owned by Kyrgyzkomur OJSC. The purpose of the visit was to personally verify the veracity of social media reports of a coal shortage and to see the situation on the ground. Kyrgyzkomur management presented…
In August, AzerGold CJSC began large-scale geological surveys at the Zod gold deposit, located in the East Zangezur economic region, in the Kalbajar district, AzerGold’s Head of Public Relations and Marketing, Ariz Tarverdiyev, told reporters. According to him, while geological exploration had previously been slow due to the phased clearance of mines and unexploded ordnance,…
Rare earth metals (REMs) are a group of 17 elements that occur naturally in dispersed form and rarely form highly concentrated deposits. The role of these exotically named substances is extremely practical: without them, the modern economy cannot function. REMs are essential for the production of high-performance magnets, batteries, lasers, microchips, and military electronics. Each…
The ministers responsible for mining and geology of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan held a working meeting to discuss prospects for expanding bilateral cooperation in the sector. During the talks, Uzbekistan’s Minister of Mining Industry and Geology Bobir Islamov and Kazakhstan’s Minister of Industry and Construction Yersayin Nagaspaev reviewed the current state of cooperation between the two…
In January-October, Ukraine increased imports of copper and copper wares by 27.4% YoY, to $148.05 million. Copper exports grew by 15.1%, to $84.02 million. In October, copper imports amounted to $14.46 million and exports – $12.91 million. (Ukrainian Metal)