Shenzhen delegation visited the Kargalinsk district of Aktobe region. Chinese businessmen were presented the project of iron and nickel ore development at the Velikhovskoye iron ore deposits. Investors showed their interest in long-term cooperation with the district in deposits developing. Having signed the memorandum of cooperation the investors noted that a special group would analyze…
The nickel deposits of Voronezh region are estimated at 10% of the whole Russian reserves. According to the professor of natural deposits and subsoil use of Voronezh state university Konstantin Savko, there are no other nickel deposits in Russia with such economically positive indexes. Other deposits are more expensive to operate. “For Voronezh region the…
In January-July Russia exported 81.7 thousand tons of raw nickel valued at $768 million, down by 29% and by 23.3% YoY respectively. These are also the lowest results for the past 10 years. In July the average price for nickel was $9179 per ton FOB Russian border, down by 5% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June Geotekhnologia mined 3.76 thousand tons of nickel at its Shanuch deposits in Kamchatka. The enterprise processed 69 thousand tons of ore concentrate. In the second half of the year the company intends to mine 78 thousand tons of ore, and 200-250 thousand tons of copper-nickel ore in 2018. The Shanuch deposits are estimated…
In January-April Russian raw nickel exports totaled 48 thousand tons valued at $462 million. According to the customs statistics, this is down by 30.7% and by 20.8% YoY respectively, and the lowest indexes for the last 10 years. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2017 Krasnoyarsk Krai intends to produce 57.7 tons of gold, down by 8.1% YoY. According to the regional ministry of industry, energy and trade, nickel output would grow by 7.3% YoY, to 180 thousand tons. Last year the region yielded 62.8 tons of gold, up by 21.5% YoY, and 167.7 thousand tons of nickel.…
In January raw cobalt production in Russia decreased by 7.9% YoY and by 0.5% MoM. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, raw nickel output dropped by 40.7% YoY and by 27% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2016 Russia exported 185.7 thousand tons of raw nickel to the world market, down by 18% YoY. According to the Federal Customs Service, exports to far foreign countries dropped by 18%, to 185.3 thousand tons, but to CIS-countries – doubled to 0.4 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)