In November Ukraine produced over 2.75 million tons of coal, down by 8% from the target, the Coal Miners Union of Ukraine reported 2 with a reference to the data provided by the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry. “In November coal mining enterprises of Ukraine of all forms of ownership produced 2,754,546 tons of coal.…
DetailsIn November the Tau-Ken Altyn gold-processing works reached its design capacity – 25 tons of gold. This year some 27 tons of gold are expected to be processed, or 108% of the target. In 6 years the company has processed over 92 tons of gold, with 80.83 tons delivered to the National Bank. The construction…
DetailsThe department of inner market protection of the Eurasian economic commission has announced the prolongation of the special protective investigation of the welded corrosion-resistant steel pipes imports until January 3, 2020. The investigation began in February. It is focused on round pipes and tubes with the outer diameter of 6 to 115 mm and wall…
DetailsIn November Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works shipped 1-millonth ton of R65 rails to Russian Railroads. ChMK has been supplying RZD with rails since 2016. Most of the rails are 100-meters long. So far RZD has constructed 7.5 thousand km of railroad using ChMK rails. “RZD is the main ChMK rails consumer. The company share…
DetailsKarelsky Okatysh has received a very high evaluation by one of its largest consumers – Voestalpine AG. The company ships iron ore pellets to Austria. Voestalpine AG has carried out a supplier’s audit and awarded the works with the highest mark – A. The high praise is due to the improved quality of pellets and…
DetailsGold production rose by 10.92% YoY, to 268.638 tons, in January-September, the Union of Gold Producers of Russia said in a report on December 2. Mined gold production increased by 9.6%, to 213.518 tons, and by-product gold production by 11.1%, to 12.99 tons, while gold scrap production grew by 13.2%, to 28.417 tons, and gold…
DetailsA shift of dumps occurred at one of the working sections of Kumtor mine on December 1 at about 5.30 am. As a result, according to preliminary data, two people – employees of the company – went missing. According to Kumtor Gold Company, search for the missing is underway. Law enforcement authorities and the Ministry…
DetailsPavlik Gold Company, operating at the deposit of the same name in the Magadan region, has concluded a 7-year agreement with Gazprombank Leasing on the purchase of mining machinery. The machinery will be purchased due to the increased capacity of the factory (from 5 to 10 million tons per year). Until 2022 gold output is…
DetailsVSMPO-Avisma has begun constructing a new shop No. 22. Its size will be over 10 thousand square meters. The premises will house mills for mechanical treatment of titanium stampings (discs and rings). The first metal structures will arrive this month. Until April 2020 the frame of the building will have been erected. In summer the…
DetailsMechel has concluded a loan agreement with its Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works. The amount of the loan is 4.1 billion rubles, or 1.46% of the total valued of the company assets. The maturity date is December 31, 2022. The volume of the interest has not been disclosed. As of September 30, Mechel net debt…
DetailsIn January-October Amur Zoloto LLC extracted 1466.3 kg of gold, up from 1336.6 kg last year. In particular, the Yubileyniy Mining and Processing Works processed 103.1 thousand tons of ore and 3213 tons of crushed stone and slime concentrate, yielding 1114.8 kg of gold, up by 18.3% YoY. Silver output grew almost 3-fold, to 1.732…
DetailsThe Federal Agency on technical regulation and metrology (Rosstandart) has approved of a new GOST 21631-2019 “Sheets of aluminum and aluminum alloys. Technical specifications”. The standard will replace the outdated GOST 21631-76 and will come into effect from June 1, 2020. The standard covers sheets of ordinary and special usage. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsLast week the price of one ounce of gold decreased by 19.1 manats ($11.2) or by 0.8%. The average price of one ounce of gold stood at 2,478 manats ($1,457). The price of one ounce of silver dropped by 0.173 manats ($0.1) or by 0.6%, to 28.8 manats ($16.9). The price of one ounce of…
DetailsPrime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Mukhammedkaly Abylgaziev has met with Centerra Gold Inc. President Scott Perry, the Information Support Department of the Government’s Office of the Kyrgyz Republic has reported. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of the work of Centerra Gold Inc. and Kumtor, taking into account the entry into force of a strategic…
DetailsIn September Russia imported 107.3 tons of raw tin, down by 24% MoM, but up by 76% YoY. Deliveries from Bolivia and Peru grew by 15%, to 40.6 and 25 tons respectively. At the same time imports from Belgium dropped from 60 to 40 tons. In 9 months imports totaled 846 tons, down by 4%…
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