The prosecutors of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District have checked the compliance with the environment legislation by Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Works. As a result, multiple violations have been found. In particular, ChEMK pollutes the Makar-Ruz and Yengai rivers, stores wastes, and violates fire and industrial safety. The company has been fined for 1.5 million rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn 2018 Lermontovsky Mining and Processing Works produced 375 tons of tungsten concentrate valued at 528 million rubles, up from 79 tons and 98 million rubles in 2017. Ore mining grew from 78 tons to 98 tons. Average salary increased to 31 thousand rubles from 24 thousand rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn 2018 Russian Railroad purchased 985.5 thousand tons of rails. EvrazHolding LLC supplied 775.6 thousand tons and Mechel – 209.9 thousand tons. In particular, RZhD bought 519.1 thousand tons of 100-meter rails: 204.7 thousand tons from Mechel and 314.4 thousand tons from EvrazHolding. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn 2018 Irkutsk region mined 24.838 tons of gold, up by 8.5% YoY. Ore gold accounted for 13.935 tons, while alluvial for 10.9 tons. Three enterprises covered 53% of the output (12.991 tons) – Polyus Verninskoye, Ugakhan and Vysochaishiy. Alluvial gold leaders were Vitim and Lenzoloto (7.53 tons). (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsKarelsky Okatysh has put into operation a new 20 EKG-20 excavator with the capacity of 20 cubic meters. Another such excavator, produced by Uralmashzavod, has been operating at the company for over 10 years. The ladle can take up to 40 tons of rock. A dump truck is fully loaded in 3 minutes. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn 2018 Elgaugol LLC mined 4.9 million tons of coal, up by 18% YoY. The rock excavation exceeded 19 million cubic meters, up by 5%. Coal processing grew by 11%, to 2.5 million tons. 3.4 million tons were sold, up by 18%. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsKenes Rakishev, the largest shareholder of Petropavlovsk, is prepared to buy 10-15% of IRC, if it decided to sell it. The group owns 31.1% in IRC, the only manufacturer of iron ore on the Far East. The company is operating at Kimkano-Sutarsky Mining and Processing Works. Rakishev believes now is a good time for a…
DetailsSeverstal has chosen a contractor to carry out main works to construct a coke-oven battery No. 11 at Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works with the design capacity of 1400 thousand tons per year. The main contractor is Koksokhimmontazh (Moscow). The subcontractors are Intech (St. Petersburg) and Koksokhimmontazh-2 (Cherepovets). (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsThe price of gold, platinum and palladium increased in Azerbaijan. The price of gold grew by 3.026 manats, to 2,195.6265 manats per ounce on January 17 compared to the price on January 16. The price of silver dropped by 0.0316 manats, to 26.4503 manats per ounce. The price of platinum went up by 6.5875 manats,…
DetailsThe British Anglo Asian Mining Plc. company, engaged in the gold, silver and copper extraction in Azerbaijan, increased the gold production in Gadabay by 17%, to 83,736 in 2018, the company said. During the reporting period, the company mined 72,798 ounces of gold, 1,645 tons of copper and 210,184 ounces of silver. Gold production increased…
DetailsThe U.S. Senate’s rejection of a bid to block the easing of sanctions on Russian aluminum company Rusal PLC will have the practical effect of reducing pressure on an Armenian aluminum mill, reported the Armenian National Committee of America. The mill, owned by Armenal, employs 700 in Yerevan, indirectly supports thousands of area families, and…
DetailsSeverstal Steel Decisions has produced an additional set of crane beams weighing over 72 tons to be used to replace crane machinery over the mill-2000 at the Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works. The structures have non-standard sizes: the length of the main beam is 2 meters, while the weight is over 10 tons. This is…
DetailsLast year Uzmetallsavdo sold 30-35 thousand tons of various metal products. This year it is planned to reach 70 thousand tons. The company is a major metal supplier. Its clients are Almalyk and Navoi metal plants, as well as construction companies. In November 2018 the company celebrated its 80th anniversary. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsCherepovets Iron and Steel Works, without shutting down manufacture, is finishing assembling the coil-rewinding machine with the capacity of 650 thousand tons per year. The total cost of the project is 1.2 billion rubles. The commission of the machine is scheduled for February, and it is exCherepovets Iron and Steel Workspected to reach the design…
DetailsThe Verkhovna Rada committee on industrial policy has unanimously supported the draft bill No. 9474, which presupposes the increase of the scrap export duty from 42 euro to 58 euro per ton for 3 years. According to the committee chairman Victor Galasyuk, the new “metal law” will liquidate the raw material shortage for the metal…
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