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Sukha Balka Mine launches two longwalls for iron ore production

22 February , 2024  

Sukha Balka mine (Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro region), part of Aleksandr Yaroslavsky’s DCH group, commissioned two longwalls for iron ore production in February.

According to a report in DCH Steel’s corporate newspaper on Thursday, miners at Yubileynaya Mine commissioned two new blocks that will ensure the company’s operation in the near future.

According to the approved plans for 2024, the commissioning of new facilities at Yubileynaya mine in February, two blocks were put into operation – 36-42, 3rd floor of the Gnezdo deposit and block 1-4 of the Main deposit at the 1420m horizon.

The total reserves of the two blocks amount to 332 thousand tons of ore.

Blocks 36-42 have already started producing crude ore, and mining in blocks 1-4, which contain about 220 thousand tons of ore, will begin next week.

The commissioning of the two blocks will ensure stable ore production at Yubileynaya mine for six months.

DMZ specializes in the production of steel, pig iron, rolled products and products made from them. On March 1, 2018, DCH Group signed an agreement to buy Dnipro Metallurgical Plant from Evraz.

Sukha Balka mine is one of the leading mining companies in Ukraine. It produces iron ore using an underground method. The mine includes Yubileynaya and Frunze mines. Frunze mine.

DCH Group acquired the mine from Evraz Group in May 2017.

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