Sukha Balka mine (Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro region), part of Aleksandr Yaroslavsky’s DCH Group, commissioned a new block of the Gnezdo deposit at Yubileynaya mine on 20 September this year.
According to information in the corporate newspaper DCH Steel on Thursday, the capacity of the new excavation is 73 thousand tons. The new block 34-36+10 of the third floor of the Gnezdo deposit is located at a horizon of minus 1420 meters.
It is specified that the new block will be developed in the traditional way using mining equipment.
Nikolay Puntus, Chief Engineer of Yubileynaya Mine, explained that the block is located in unstable rock. Such conditions required some kind of support to ensure the operational condition and prevent collapses and rock fall.
As reported earlier, the mine resumed sinking operations at Yubileynaya mine in April this year after it was suspended due to a lack of qualified personnel.
Sukha Balka is one of the leading mining companies in Ukraine. It produces iron ore by underground mining. The mine includes Yubileynaya and Frunze mines. Frunze mine. DCH Group acquired the mine from Evraz Group in May 2017.
Sukha Balka mine (Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovs’k region), part of Aleksandr Yaroslavsky’s DCH Group, commissioned a new iron ore mining unit at Yubileynaya mine on 17 August this year.
According to the corporate newspaper DCH Steel, the subsoil will be developed in the traditional way.
It is specified that the new block 122-128 is located in the Main deposit on the fifth floor of the minus 1420 m horizon of the Yubileynaya mine. Its reserves amount to about 166 thousand tons. The average iron content is 58.88%.
Mining will be carried out by the miners of the No. 10 section.
The new block is expected to be developed by the end of this year.
Sukha Balka mine is one of the leading mining companies in Ukraine. It produces iron ore by underground mining. The mine includes Yubileynaya and Frunze mines.
DCH Group acquired the mine from Evraz Group in May 2017.
