Aleksandrinskaya Mining and Ore Company, a part of Russian Copper Company, has started a major modernization process at its processing factory. In particular, the ceramic vacuum filter will be replaced by the hydraulic filter-press. The new filter produced in Spain will decrease moisture contents in copper and zinc concentrate from 12% to 8%. “The copper…
Karabashmed, a part of the Russia Copper Company, has started assembling the new automated copper-pouring line and three new converters with the volume of 150 tons each. The modernization of the machinery will increase the company capacity to 150 thousand tons of copper per year. Karabashmed will also reconstruct its power shop and the oxygen…
In January-March Russia increased raw copper output by 3.3% YoY, while the production of copper alloys dropped by 22.7%. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, copper flakes and powders output decreased by 5.4%, of rods and shapes – by 28.4%, at the same time wire production went up by 15%, and foil –…
Ormet, a part of Russian Copper Company, continues the construction of an underground mine at the Dzhusinskoye deposit, Chelyabinsk region. Currently, the surface objects of the mine are being assembled, ore is mined at the prepared site as part of a pilot project for approbation of development systems, which should guarantee the safety of mining…
The Russian government’s commission for foreign investment control has approved the purchase of rights by CIS Mining Development Ltd to manage the Mikheyevsky ore processing facility, Andrei Tsyganov, a deputy director of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, reported. “The second deal is a purchase by CIS Mining Development Limited of rights that allow it to define…
The Buribay Mining and Processing Works, a part of UMMC, has bought new loading machines. The miners have received a backhoe loader, dump trucks, as well as lighter vehicles. The cost of the new machines is 16 million rubles. At present Buribay GOK yields some 200 thousand of copper ore per year, but when it…
In January-February Russia increased raw copper output by 1% YoY. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, copper alloys output dropped by 18.7%, rods and sections – by 37.3%, but wire production rose by 38.3%, and foil – by 80.2%. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-February Kazakhstan decreased copper cathodes and raw zinc output by 3.3% and by 1% YoY respectively. According to the Statistics committee of the Economy Ministry, raw steel output went up by 8.6% YoY. Kaz Minerals and KazZinc produce most of the metal. (Ukrainian metal)
