The mining plan of the mineral resources complex of Norilsk Nickel's polar branch was fulfilled by 103.5%. High indicators were also obtained for the extraction of metals: for nickel they reached 107%, for copper – 105%, said Boris Dzardanov, head of the production coordination department of the polar branch of Norilsk Nickel.
According to him, the mining divisions of the Bear Creek Company exceeded the plan for both ore extraction (by 128%) and metal content - by 134% for nickel and 149% for copper.
Concentrators have also exceeded the plan both in terms of processing raw ore (102%) and for the production of metals in concentrates: nickel – by 104%, copper – by 101.5%.
The metallurgists have reached the target production capacity in full as well. Nickel smelting at Feinstein furnace amounted to 102.5% of the plan, and the production of electrolytic copper reached 105.5%.
The production of platinum group metals has exceeded the plan by 105%, the press service of Norilsk Nickel reported.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished
