In January, Amur region produced 1090.3 kg of gold, down by 23% YoY. Five companies operate in the region. Petropavlovsk decreased output by 27% and Priisk Solovievskiy – by 34%, while Berezitoviy Mine increased by 19%. Alluvial season will begin in May. Last year, 65 enterprises operated at alluvial sites. This year, the region intends to produce 23.5 tons of gold. (Ukrainian metal)

Most of the auctions of Ukrzaliznytsia to sell scrap scheduled for February 23 have not taken place. In particular, 11 lots with the combined amount of 550 million UAH have been canceled. Only one auction was not canceled – 3.8 thousand tons with the expected cost of 19.296 million UAH. (Ukrainian metal)

Ukraine: scrap procurement up in January 2021

In January, scrap companies increased deliveries by 53.7% YoY, to 283.7 thousand tons. Metal companies were provided with ferrous scrap on the level of 142.6%. As of February 1, scrap stocks totaled 170-175 thousand tons. Metinvest enterprises and Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine received 171.5 thousand tons, up from 101.9 thousand tons in January 2020.…