Four miners died of gas poisoning in southern Kyrgyzstan, press service of the Ministry of Emergencies reported. According to the ministry, the accident occurred near Sulukta town in Batken region. According to preliminary information, a gas leak occurred in the coalmine, resulting in the death of four miners. The Ministry of Emergency Situations added that…
DetailsDelegation of Turkey’s Eczacibasi Holding has expressed interest in implementing projects on extraction and processing of minerals in Kazakhstan, the press office of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development has reported. The issue was discussed during the meeting between Kazakhstan’s Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov and the delegation headed by holding’s CEO Atalay…
DetailsIn November Ukraine exported 3.34 million tons of iron ore and concentrate, up by 7.75% YoY. According to the customs information, in 11 months exports grew by 8.23%, to 36.6 million tons. In monetary terms exports increased by 21.5%, to $318.2 million. The iron ore raw materials share in the exports in November totaled 6.92%.…
DetailsIn January-October Russia exported 34.184 million tons of ferrous metals, down by 11% YoY. According to the Federal Customs Service, exports without pig iron, ferroalloys, waste and scrap totaled 22.461 million tons, down by 11.2%. Sales of carbon steel semi-finished products dropped by 8.3%, to 12.059 million tons. Flat-rolled steel exports fell by 16%, to…
DetailsThe project to develop the Tomtorskoye rare-earth metals deposit will be carried out. According to the Yakutia governor Aisen Nikolayev, the mining could start in 2-3 years. The Tomtor ore is rich in niobium and other rare-earth metals used in the manufacture of military machines, rocket-building, nuclear industry, etc. According to estimations, reserves of the…
DetailsDuring the construction of the Sila Sibiri gas pipeline the Federal Cargo Company has transported 450 thousand tons of pipes, mostly in 2016-2019. The pipes were delivered to all the construction sites – in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Irkutsk and Amur regions. Over 11 thousand gondola cars were loaded with large-diameter pipes manufactured at…
DetailsZaporizhstal is carrying out a program to set up LED-lighting on its territory and in its shops. Instead of sodium lamps the company is switching to energy efficient LED-lamps with a lifetime of over 45 thousand hours. 4 million UAH were spent on the project. The first stage saw replacement of lamps in the oxygen-compressor…
DetailsArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has installed new equipment to control air quality at two stations. In late November the company purchased 4 GA-100 gas analyzers for 770 thousand UAH. They allow for quick and quality data processing. After tests in December the equipment will be put into operation. This year AMKR has also finished implementing automated…
DetailsUkrainian Railways concluded 6 agreements with Interpipe Ukraine LLC on the purchase of wheels valued at 199.24 million UAH. Until the end of 2020 Interpipe has to supply 5538 solid wheels with ultrasound control and the diameter of 957 mm produced at Interpipe NTZ not earlier than 2019 at 35,976 UAH apiece. Last year Interpipe…
DetailsIn January-November Ukraine imported 19.1 million tons of coal, up by 0.04% YoY, valued at $2.59 billion, down by 3.8%. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied $1.51 billion worth of coal (58.19%), USA – $808.52 million (31.22%), Kazakhstan – $123.07 million (4.75%) and other countries – $151.07 million (5.83%). At the same time,…
DetailsSince October a new Italian slitting line has been operating at the Verkhnevolzhsky Service Metal Center. It can cut not only steel coils, but also aluminum, copper and stainless steel. The thickness of metal is 0.2 to 1.5 mm. The capacity of the line is 400 meters per minute. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsSafmar intends to merge two of its coal assets – Kuzbass Fuel Company and Russkiy Ugol. The united asset will mine over 30 million tons of coal per year, with 20 million tons to be exported. Russkiy Ugol assets are situated in Amur and Krasnoyarsk regions, as well as the Republic of Khakasia. They comprise…
DetailsThe Bachatsky Pit of Kuzbassrazrezugol has commissioned a new WK-35 excavator. This is the sixth machine in the pit fleet. One operates at the Krasnobrodsky coal pit, two – and Taldinsky pit and three at Bachatsky. WK-35 can excavate over 1 million cubic meters of rock per month. The volume of its ladle is 35…
DetailsNova-Zinc has started a project to improve manufacturing efficiency. Its main goal is to increase ore output, processing and new horizon construction speed. In just one month mining grew by 40%, from 833 tons to 1167 tons per day. Processing is also growing, reaching 4057 tons per day as opposed to 3456 tons. (Ukrainian metal)
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