The iron ore shop of the Mednogorsk Copper-Sulfur Works has received a new locomotive, assembled at the Shadrinsk Auto-Aggregate Works. The works started manufacturing such locomotives in early 2018. This is the fifth locomotive purchased by the MMSK to modernize its rolling stock. In 2014-2018 the works has modernized 4 locomotives. One more will be…
In April, Russian railroad transported 107.1 million tons of cargo, down by 1.9% YoY. At the same time, in January-April, transportation grew by 0.1%, to 425.8 million tons. 39.4 million tons accounted for iron and manganese ore, up by 6.8%. Russian railroad transported 25.7 million tons of ferrous metals, down by 2.8%, as well as…
In 2018 Kremenchug Metal Wares Works received net profit of 417 thousand UAH as opposed to net loss of 14 thousand UAH in 2017. The company net income grew by 10%, to 27.207 million UAH. Undistributed profit totaled 4.257 million UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
Prices of precious metals increased in Azerbaijan on May 7 compared to the prices on May 6. The price of gold grew by 0.5865 manats, to 2,180.5475 manats per ounce. The price of silver went up by 0.0905 manats, to 25.3462 manats per ounce. The price of platinum increased by 33.983 manats, to 1,500.3860 manats…
There are no large deposits in Kyrgyzstan, only two medium ones – Sary-Dzhaz area and Kyzyl-Ompol placer deposit, Karybek Ibraev, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use, said on May 7 at public hearings. According to him, there are about 8,000 tons of uranium in Sary-Dzhaz area and some 13,000…
Mangazeya Mining Ltd, mining gold in Zabaikalye region, in 2018 increased output by 13.9% YoY, to 27.7 thousand ounces. In particular, output at the Savkinskoye deposit dropped by 19.1%, to 19.7 thousand ounces. Operation at the Kochkovskoye deposit started in April 2018. Since then 6.56 thousand ounces of ore gold and 1.44 thousand ounces of…
Severstal has signed a binding agreement to sell Severstal – Bar Works Balakovo to Abinsk Electrometallurgical Works LLC for $215 million. The deal is expected to be finalized in H1. After the sale the group will concentrate on the manufacture of steel at its main asset – Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works. Bar Works Balakovo…
“The draft law on imposing a moratorium on uranium mining in Kyrgyzstan is initially clear and short to avoid some interpretations and loopholes,” MP Kanat Kerezbekov said at public hearings on May 7. According to him, this decision was made in order to avoid future extension of licenses for prospecting and exploration of uranium The…
