Russia: HGM gold output up in Q1 2019

The output of the U.K. Highland Gold Mining (HGM), which mines in Russia, grew by 21% YoY, to 71,961 ounces, or 2.2 tons, of gold and gold equivalent in January-March, the company said in a statement on April 25. Production at the Mnogovershinnoye deposit jumped by 58% YoY, to 30,600 ounces, output at the Novoshirokinskoye…

Russia: NLMK starts repairing Rossiyanka BF

NLMK has started the scheduled repairs of the blast furnace No. 7 “Rossiyanka”. The repair will last for 14 days. It will improve the blast furnace efficiency and let NLMK start another of the Strategy 2022 projects – the reconstruction of the blast furnace No. 6. The preparation for the repair lasted for 7 months.…