In January-September the republic of Buryatia produced 266 tons of tungsten. The only tungsten manufacturer in the region is the Zakamensk company. Last year Zakamensk produced 569 tons of tungsten. In August the project of modernization of the processing machine with the capacity of 1 thousand tons of concentrate per year was approved. Investments since…
The restoration of the 10% tungsten ore and concentrates export duty, scheduled for September, has been postponed till the end of the year. Thus the current 0% duty will be valid through December 31. The export duty was imposed in 2013. In 2016 after requests from manufacturers it was temporarily cancelled. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-August Zabaikalye region mined 1077 tons of tungsten, down by 9.3% YoY. Two companies mine for tungsten in the region: Novoorlovsky Mining and Processing Works and Bom-Gorkhonsky Mine LLC. Novoorlovsky GOK provided for 96% of the total tungsten output, with Bom-Gorkhonsky Mine yielding just 4%. In 2016 the region obtained 1700 tons of tungsten,…
Zakamensk, mining for tungsten in the Republic of Buryatia, is working on creating a tungsten manufacture at the Jidinsky Tungsten-Molybdenum Works. To produce tungsten the company will use ammonium paratungstate, obtained from the concentrate, as raw materials. At first the company will produce trial batches, and in 5 years it is intended to start full-scale…
Moscow decided to temporarily prolong the moratorium on the export duty of 10% for tungsten ores and concentrates. The duty was imposed in 2013. Last year on request of manufacturers the duty was cancelled until June 1, 2017. This helped Primorsky Mining and Processing Works stay afloat, as it saved some 1.2 billion rubles. The…
Kabardino-Balkaria will see the construction of a new hydrometallurgical works. According to the local Ministry of industry and trade, the works with the capacity of 4 thousand tons per year will process tungsten concentrates, as well as tungsten- and molybdenum-containing products. Chemically clean tungsten oxides will be supplied to the local market. The project will…
