Elgaugol LLC has put a new Komatsu loader in operation. The machine has the capacity of 200-230 thousand tons per month. The volume of its ladle is 11 cubic meters. This year the company will also receive 3 BelAZ dump trucks, a drilling rig, a heavy automatic grader, a wheeled bulldozer and two loaders. (Ukrainian…
DetailsIn 2018 Kamchatka region intends to obtain 6800 kg of gold and 16.5 tons of silver. Ore gold companies will provide for the main part of the output – 6700 kg. Alluvial gold companies have to obtain at least 100 kg. In case the output target is met, gold output will grow by 2% YoY,…
DetailsIn March Volzhsky Pipe Works sold 86.1 thousand tons of products, down by 0.4% MoM and by 2.8% YoY. In February the results were -13.6% and +23.2%, while in January +15.1% and +40.1% respectively. In January-March sales reached 272.7 thousand tons, up by 18.4% YoY, but down by 8% and by 28% from 2016 and…
DetailsNLMK Group, a global steel company, took part in Wire 2018 International Trade Fair for the first time. Wire 2018 is Europe’s largest trade fair for metal wares, wire, machinery and technologies. The Wire Trade Fair is held biennially in Düsseldorf, Germany, attracting in excess of 1,300 participants, presenting their steel products and equipment, and…
DetailsNLMK Group revenue in Q1 declined by 1%, to $2.79 billion, but grew by 30% YoY, due to a seasonal drop in sales (-5% QoQ), which was offset by the growth in prices. EBITDA grew to $812 million (+3% QoQ), driven by the growth in steel prices and new operational efficiency programs. Q1 free cash…
DetailsThe prices of the main precious metals decreased on April 24, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The cost of gold decreased by 12.988 manats, to 2255.339 manats per troy ounce compared to the price on April 23. The cost of silver decreased by 0.6679 manats, to 28.373 manats per ounce. The…
DetailsIn 2017 Vysochaishiy received $85 million of net profit, down by 3.4% YoY. EBITDA grew by 17.4%, to $128 million. Revenue totaled $271 million, up by 32.8%, including $261 million from the gold sales, up by 27.9%. Last year the company sold 218 thousand ounces of gold, up by 33.7%. The average price increased by…
DetailsAgarak Copper-Molybdenum Works intends in short-term to increase capacity, in particular, of its processing factory from 3.5 million tons to 4.1-4.5 million tons of ore per year. In the long-term the company plans to reach 6 million tons of ore processing per year. Last year the company purchased 13 MT-86 dump trucks, a SD-32 bulldozer…
DetailsPolymetal Int intends to become the sole owner of the Prognoz silver deposits in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) by purchasing another 50% in the project. According to Polymetal chief executive director Vitaly Nesis, the deal could be struck in Q2. On April 13 the company announced the finalization of the deal to buy 45%…
DetailsNovgorodsky Iron and Steel Works has put into operation a new Diemme filter-press within the modernization program of the slurry site of the copper electrolysis shop hydrometallurgical department. The machinery allowed automating the process of electrolyte purification of slurry. The cost of the new machinery is some 6 million rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsSince April Krasniy Octyabr Volgograd Iron and Steel Works has started receiving the billets for rerolling from Zlatoust Electrometallurgical Works. This will allow the sheet-rolling shop of VMK to quickly and in full provide for fulfilling orders. In January-February Krasniy Octyabr received some 600 tons of slabs from ZEMZ. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn January-March VIZ-Stal increased metal output by 10% YoY, to 43 thousand tons. The company capacities were 99% loaded. Transformer steel sales grew by 13%, to 41 thousand tons. The positive dynamics has to do with the growth of the world demand for transformer steel. Exports accounted for 80% of sales. The key destinations were…
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