South Kuzbass has purchased new machinery for the Krasnogorskaya processing factory. The separator valued at 6.4 million rubles has been purchased under the technical revamping program. The new machine can process 215 tons of ore per hour. “The new machinery will provide for the stable operation of the whole manufacture, decrease operational expenses and electric…
Astana is gearing up to host the 25th World Mining Congress on June 19-22. Majilis member Albert Rau said that it would be a milestone event dated to the 60th anniversary since its establishment of the Congress in Warsaw in 1958. According to Rau, the establishment of the congress led to a significant breakthrough in…
The Ministry of energy and coal industry has cleared all salary debts to state miners. “The government has found funds, and we have fulfilled our obligations to the miners. All of them”, energy minister Igor Nasalik said. Now, according to him, the government has to find funds for the development of the state coal industry.…
The minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik has called on the Verkhovna Rada to provide funds to modernize the coal industry. “Without financing and investments in modernization the coal industry will not develop. The ministry has designed a plan to reform the industry, but so far we have not found funds. If this…
A miner died last night during underground works in Shukruti mine in the village of Chiatura – a city in the western Georgian region of Imereti. The mining accident claimed the life of 45-year-old Zaza Abramishvili at around 3 am. Georgian American Alloys, the company responsible for the mine, said in a statement that part…
The state enterprise Yuzhnodonbasskoye No. 1 Mine Group has concluded an agreement with Dneproprommash LLC on the capital repair of hydraulic struts valued at 3.79 million UAH. In particular the company has ordered the repair of 96 struts DM14.01.000. The cost of the repair of one strut is 39461 UAH with VAT. The contractor provides…
Because of the loss of electricity at the Zolotoye and Karbonit mines in Kiev-controlled part of Lugansk region, over 170 miners have been trapped underground. In particular, 93 miners were blocked in the Karbonit mine, and 83 people in the Zolotoye mine. The electricity was cut off because of the severe weather conditions and heavy…
In January Ukraine sold 204.197 billion UAH worth of industrial products (goods and services), up by 28.1% YoY, including 59.119 billion UAH for exports, up by 48.1%. According to the State Statistics Service, mining and quarry industry sales grew by 7.7%. Metal and metal wares manufacture accounted for 18.9% of the total output, while mining…
