Connecting New Depths: Nornickel has started mining operations at the Glubokaya mine within Skalisty, reaching an unprecedented depth of nearly 2 km. Glubokaya, it should be noted, translates as “Deep” from Russian. The achievement comes after successfully linking two independent vertical shafts: a ventilation shaft and a skip-cage shaft at -1943 meters, a first in Eurasian mining history. Significant Ore...
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Russia’s Ministry of Finance Raises Concerns Over Metallurgy Sector
Analysis of Investments and Dividends: Russia’s Ministry of Finance has pointed out financial imbalances within the nation’s mining and metallurgical complex (MMC). Over the last decade, Russian MMC companies have generated an operating cash flow of 25 trillion rubles, yet reinvested only 8.5 trillion. This considerable disparity has led to discussions about financial practices in the industry. Redistribution and Future...
Former Head of Rosaviation, Neradko, Plans to Join Norilsk Nickel
Former head of Rosaviation, Alexander Neradko, intends to take a position at Norilsk Nickel. This information was provided to TASS by a source close to the Ministry of Transport. “He will move to Norilsk Nickel, to the position of vice president. Two possible companies were discussed for his move – Aerodynamics and Norilsk Nickel, he decided on Norilsk Nickel. Earlier,...
Russian Metals Producer Installs Water Turbidity Monitors at Shops
Russian metals producer Nornickel said this week it was installing a video analytics system to monitor turbidity of water after ore processing at the Copper Smelter in Norilsk. Previously, water turbidity was monitored manually every four hours. From now on, real-time control will help employees respond faster to incidents, the company said. “There is nothing like this system on the...
Top miner vows to use sulfur neutralization byproduct as construction material
Russian diversified metals producer Nornickel announced on Tuesday it had successfully tested gypsum — a byproduct of its flagship environmental project, the Sulfur Programme — for its use in making construction materials. To conduct lab tests, the miner joined forces with Russian producer of mortars and drywall materials Volma. Now, only formal environmental impact assessment is required for Nornickel and...