Owned by Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of high-grade nickel and palladium, the Zapolyarny mine plans to increase production by 8.6 times by 2027 - from 1.5 to 13 million tons.
They want to achieve the result through the development of a new field and the modernization of an enrichment plant, Nikolay Zhigulin, adviser to the general director of Bear Creek LLC, told TASS.
The peculiarity of mining at the mine is due to the fact that it is conducted both in an open way - in a quarry, and in a closed way - at the mine.
According to Zhigulin, the modernization of the Norilsk concentrating plant for processing increased volumes of ore into concentrate is also planned to be completed by 2027. In the process of modernization, outdated equipment at the enterprise will be replaced with high-tech equipment.
The Zapolyarny mine is one of the oldest in the Norilsk industrial district, dealing with copper-nickel ores. The date of its formation is 1945.
Norilsk Nickel is a diversified mining and metallurgical company that is the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel. The production units of the Norilsk Nickel Group of companies are located in Russia in the Norilsk Industrial District, on the Kola Peninsula and in the Trans-Baikal Territory, as well as in Finland.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished
Exclusive
Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki
The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...
14 october 2024
James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration
London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...
07 october 2024
Artur Salyakayev: For me, happiness is freedom to make my ideas happen and create valuable products
Artur Salyakayev is an art entrepreneur, founder of the International Jewelry Academy (IJA) and the INCRUA jewelry company. He has initiated and developed successful projects in jewelry industry and services sector. He is also a leading expert...
30 september 2024
Paul Zimnisky: China key for sustained recovery in demand for natural diamonds, prices
The curtailing of upstream and midstream natural diamond production in the past months is starting to have an effect on prices, according to the New-York-based independent diamond and jewellery analyst and consultant, Paul Zimnisky. He told Rough & Polished’s...
23 september 2024
Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets
Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.
16 september 2024
