KHAKASSIA LEADS GOLD MINING

KHAKASSIA LEADS gold mining

In the first quarter of 2012 was beat out in Khakassia foremost gold mining. The increase amounted to 121% compared to the same period last year.

In January-March this year, mining and gold production in Russia increased by 2.2% - up to 33.758 tons, said the Russian Union of Gold.

Including production rose by 3.2% - up to 27.582 tons, passing production increased by 0.05% - up to 4,252 tons Secondary production of precious metals declined by 7.0% - up to 1,923 tons

In the 1st quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year, output growth was also observed in the Krasnoyarsk region, Kamchatka, Yakutia, Buryatia, Irkutsk and Magadan, the report says the organization.

In particular, Polyus Gold International (controls OAO Polyus Gold ``) increased compared with January-March last year, gold production at Olimpiada and Blagodatnoye deposits in the Krasnoyarsk region, as well as the Kuranakh ore field in Yakutia.

Company Polymetal International (JSC Polymetal ``) also significantly increased its production figures of gold and silver in the Magadan region.

After Khakassia largest increase in production in the region was recorded in the 1st quarter of Kamchatka (74.6%), in the Irkutsk region (56.1%).

Meanwhile, according to the results of March 2012 gold production decreased compared to the same month last year to 772 kg.

According to the forecast of the Union of Gold, in 2012, gold production in Russia will increase by 3.3% - up to 195 tonnes, with production of primary deposits may grow by 6.8% - up to 140 tons, reducing by 4.7% placer - up to 55 tons.

Production of associated gold polymetallic deposits is expected to reach 15 tons, the secondary - 8 tons. As a result, the total gold production in Russia by the end of this year may reach 218 tons compared to 211 tons last year.

URAL SCIENTISTS TO DEVELOP NANOTECHNOLOGY TO SEARCH FOR MINERALS

URAL scientists to develop nanotechnology to search for minerals

Leading experts of research institutions are seeking not only new oil fields in Western Siberia, but the search for new methods of oil.

In Tyumen, a conference was held with the participation of leading scientists, geologists, oilmen from different cities of Russia. They discussed the problems in the exploration and possible solutions. Scientists from Yekaterinburg proposed to extract oil in granite rocks, which many in the Urals.

Developed visitors from Yekaterinburg nanotechnology not only to search for black gold, but of the present, which is also rich in deposits.

Of course, before the revolution in exploration is still far away. And the means to this need a lot, and they as usual is not enough. But the tendency to revive exploration in the last 10 years have seen. Contribute to this largely federal orders that get Tyumen geologists. Increasingly want to participate in the exploration and private companies.

If this trend will continue in the future, then soon at such conferences can not talk about the problems and the achievements.

EXPERT OPINION ON THE DRAFT MINING ON ASTEROIDS

EXPERT OPINION ON THE DRAFT mining on asteroids

Mikhail Nazarov, head of the Laboratory of the Institute of Meteoritics of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Vernadsky, commenting on the idea of mining operations on asteroids, said it makes sense. After all, the world#39;s demand for platinum group metals is quite high.

The American company Planetary Resources launches unique project of water production and the platinum group metals on asteroids. This group includes iridium, rhenium, osmium, rhodium and palladium in the world they are relatively rare.

Nazarov noted that space objects, in comparison with the Earth, contain a lot more platinum group metals. For example, iridium crust occurs in 20 thousand times smaller than the outer material. If you solve all the technical issues of production, delivery and processing, while the company#39;s costs will pay off.

In most commonly encountered space carbonaceous hondrits in which the platinum content reaches 1 gram per ton, less than twice iridium, osmium and palladium. The total concentration of these elements consists of 2 grams per tonne.

Less common type asteroids M, which consist entirely of nickel-iron alloy, they are much richer than PGE.

Technology mining in space can be much easier than on Earth. Metals fairly easily separated from the silicates by the method of magnetic separation.

Asteroids may contain up to 10% water, contained in chemically bonded form in the form of hydroxyl groups. It is possible that some asteroids have large deposits of ice.

According to RIA Novosti.

NEED TO CHANGE THE APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL DEPOSITS CRIMEAN

NEED TO CHANGE THE APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL DEPOSITS CRIMEAN

To date, many of the Crimean mineral deposits being developed poorly, because so far not developed a scheme for mineral resources. This is `the Centre` head of the department of economic analysis, cross-sectoral collaboration and forecasting the construction industry Reskomstroya Maxim Skorin.

`We believe that there should be a document that will allow rational and planned to develop those mineral deposits that are now in the Crimea there are used in the construction industry autonomy. Our management is planned at the beginning of this year to begin to develop a scheme of the mineral resource base of the building complex, but funds in the national budget have been provided under `- said Skorin.

According to him, it is difficult to establish the planned development of the sources of the mineral resource base as before to give permission for the development of a career, it is necessary to realistically assess the needs in buildings and anthropogenic pressures on the environment.

`It should be weighed approach to the development of mineral resources in the recreational area. Should take into account a number of factors, which demonstrates the reasonableness or unreasonableness of development of certain fields#39; - says Skorin.

According to the head of the now 250 Crimean pits develop on the permissions that the Council of Ministers of Crimea issues, based essentially on two criteria: that the land was free of people, and that she was not in a conservation area.

MINERAL PRODUCTION OF VARIOUS WATER AND PRECIOUS METALS PROJECTS AND BEGIN NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS

PRODUCTION OF DIFFERENT MINERALS, WATER, AND PRECIOUS METALS PROJECTS AND BEGIN near-Earth asteroids

A number of well-known entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers, as well as the legendary director James Cameron has announced the setting ambitious goals: in the near future to begin the study of near-Earth asteroids in order to quickly move to production at these various minerals, water, and precious metals.

All work will be under the auspices of Planetary Resources. It was set up three years ago by Peter Diamandis (founder of the Foundation X-Prize, known for a number of technical competitions, for example - the first contest in the world of private rovers) and Eric Anderson (Eric C. Anderson). The latter is a co-founder of Space Adventures, known for selling tourist tickets to the ISS.

Tireless Cameron was one of the main motor and a consultant of the project, only now coming to light ``. Among the key sponsors of the firm is worth noting Google co-founder Larry Page, Google chairman Eric Schmidt and entrepreneur Charles Simonyi (Charles Simonyi). He remark was in space twice, as a space tourist in 2007 and 2009.

According to BBC News, startup project #39;resources#39; - launching the world#39;s first private space telescope. If all goes according to plan, this unit should go into orbit after 18-24 months.

Satellite, which is being developed under way, called Leo (aka Arkyd Series 100). This little machine will be used for private space exploration (of the phone will be offered to the public openly.) But the main objective of the telescope - the study of asteroids in search of useful mineral resources.

Over time, in a low orbit should be a series of #39;sentinel#39;. Together they will be able to closely examine thousands of asteroids approaching the Earth close enough in the future that they can be with moderate costs to send unmanned mission.

MYANMAR OFFERS BELARUS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOLD DEPOSITS

Myanmar offers Belarus to participate in the development of gold deposits

The press service reminded that in December 2011, paid a visit to Myanmar Belarusian governmental delegation headed by Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich. In the agreements reached during this visit, from February 28 to March 6 this year, visited Myanmar group of Belarusian experts, including the Society `` Belgorkhimprom to assess the prospects of the development and production of minerals in the country.

`Given the value of stocks of enrichment and reprocessing of individual commodities on the basis of materials provided by the Belarusian side for further exploration and development potential identified deposits of gold and copper (district Shangalon) and tin (district Davey)`, - explained in the press service said. The resulting materials from Myanmar are now being studied.

Department of Geology, Ministry of Natural Resources has until June 15 of this year, prepare and submit to the government analytical note on the prospects Additional exploration of the selected prospects and feasibility of commercial development of mineral deposits that can be found on the results of geological exploration in Myanmar.

`Preliminary analysis indicates that the territory of Myanmar potentially rich ore minerals - added in the press-service. - Given the lack of reliable and salable materials in explored fields, the task of development of cooperation between Belarus and Myanmar in the field of exploration and mining operations is staging a search and exploration #39;. Only the results of exploration work will be possible to assess the feasibility of commercial development of the studied mineral deposits in the territory of Myanmar with the Belarusian side.

CUT TO `BEREZOVSKIY1` BEGIN WORK NEW DUMP TRUCKS

CUT TO `Berezovsky-1` BEGIN WORK NEW dump trucks

The event was attended by the Executive Director of SUEK-Krasnoyarsk `` Andrei Fedorov, General Director of Komatsu Manufacturing Rus `` Yasuhisa Tsukamoto, General Manager of the official distributor `Komatsu` in SFO Sumitec International Ltd. `` Shiratori Yoshihiro and many others.

Speaking at the grand rally to launch three trucks `Komatsu` to work, Andrei Fedorov said, `Today - an important day for the company` `SUEK, and for all those interested in the development of coal mining in Russia. Now in our section will work trucks, recognized as one of the best in the industry in terms of quality of production, and on its performance parameters. Berezovsky miners - very highly qualified people, and I#39;m sure that they possess such a machine will be a major mechanism by which you can show a good result #39;.

After the speeches, a solemn and symbolic subscription waybill, delivery attire of the work and the symbolic cutting of the red ribbon of the new dump trucks left on the cut and got to work.

AT BORODINO RECEIVED A NEW SECTION OF RAIL CRANE

At Borodino RECEIVED A NEW SECTION OF RAIL CRANE

A distinctive feature of the new car - a simplified control system. `If the valve previous generation control system was carried out with the help of controllers that is quite hard switched and durability were less practical - explains electrician Mountain area` track `branch of SUEK-Krasnoyarsk` `-` `Cut Borodino Evgeny Sharapov - now All work is carried out on the joystick control system that is much easier #39;.

Improved workplace and driver. The cabin sound absorbing lining, modern ventilation, air conditioning and heating. The hydraulic crane system can withstand temperatures from -40 to +40 degrees.

Now experts are preparing the Mountain track section tap to work.

Currently being piloted valve, ie diesel genset is running at idle, is testing mechanisms and running of the diesel engine in order to further use has been as long as possible, and keep the crane in good condition.

When you put a tap on the account in technological supervision and conduct technical tests, he will be released on the line.

STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COAL INDUSTRY ARE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Stumbling block in the development of the coal industry are TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

According to the expert, the planned target long-term program of development of coal industry until 2030 to increase in coal production (from 334 million tonnes in 2011 to 430 million tons in 2030) is lower than that in the Energy Strategy to 2030. The potential of the coal industry can increase production by 1.5-2 times, but this is prevented by the system is a problem of the disparity between the potential of the coal industry the level of development of transport infrastructure in the main areas of transportation of coal to consumers.

Yuri Sahakyan spoke about the causes of this problem. According to the expert, since the collapse of the Soviet Union has changed the actual geography and structure of the coal mining and uglepotrebleniya, the structure of supply, but the capacity of the infrastructure has remained at the same level. Thus for the last years there has been tremendous growth in private car fleet operators.

However, the liberalization of the railway sector has led to a significant deterioration of performance efficiency of rolling stock, which also had a negative impact on infrastructure capacity.

According to Yuri Sahakyan, to solve problems with a turnover of rolling stock from the government to adopt a number of measures, including the nature of competition.
First, limiting profitability of rolling stock operators will increase the motivation to reduce their costs and allow for the consolidation of the parks.
Second, changes in tariff system and regulatory framework aimed at improving the efficiency of the car fleet, will provide a surplus of rolling stock, which will lead to a decrease in purchases, reducing the price of new cars, lower rates of operators and limit their excessive profits.
Third, we need to increase the transparency of the operating companies by upgrading the existing classification NACE and include the type of activity `` Freight cars operating.
Yuri Sahakyan noted that the proposal needed to conduct statistical monitoring of the activities of the operators of freight cars in rail transport. At the same time, according to experts, it is necessary to guide the operator in a Federal State Statistics Service reports are the following characteristics: traffic volumes and turnover on the birth of rolling stock fleet in the ownership and management of rolling stock on maternity leave, income and expense statements from the provision of rolling stock excluding transportation tariffs for loaded and empty flight, which they have paid for JSC Russian Railways `` (information should be provided on the birth of cars to increase the correctness of the assessment of the development of competition and the resulting traffic load on the various commodity markets).
Yuri Sahakyan said that the collection of this information, it is advisable to carry out quarterly with each agent and consolidate Rosstat in the final accounting.

However, even the most effective solution to the problems with the park gondolas will not achieve the goals stated in the program of development of coal industry. According to the expert, skipping the railways by major coal fields or has already reached the limit values or reach them in the next few years: According to many representatives of the rail industry itself, the arrival on the net additional 10-20 million tons of coal can cause it to stop.

Yuri Sahakyan stated in the conditions of the current restrictions on the growth of tariffs for the services of Railways `and` significant distortions in the allocation of financial income in the direction of rolling stock operators, the challenge of infrastructure development without additional sources of financing is not available. Among the most effective tools for financing infrastructure projects to expand the speaker pointed to the existing positive historical experience of the use of government-guaranteed bonds or other long-term financial instruments to meet the challenges of the development of the rail network.

UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR 89 COAL INDUSTRY MUST PASS ENERGOAUDIT

UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR 89 COAL INDUSTRY MUST PASS ENERGOAUDIT

At a meeting of the Russian Ministry of Energy of the Coordinating Council on energy conservation and energy efficiency in the coal industry.
The event was attended by representatives of the Russian Ministry of Energy, the coal companies, research institutes and engineering organizations.
Members of the Coordinating Council heard and approved the draft of the audit methodology mining and processing of coal. The Coordinating Council is planning to make the document was officially recommended methodological basis for the audits for all of the coal industry and the self-regulatory organizations (SROs).
The participants of the meeting were the presentations of SUEK `and` Institute of Geological Sciences of the experiences of energoobsledovany in Russian coal companies.
According to Article 16 of the Federal Law? 261 `On energy saving and energy efficiency #39;to 31 December 2012 must undergo an energy audit 89 companies of the coal industry in the country.

SEVERSTAL `INTRODUCES UNIQUE BIZNESSISTEMU IN COAL MINES OF VORKUTA

Severstal `` INTRODUCES UNIQUE BUSINESS SYSTEM FOR COAL MINES Vorkuta

Employees of the three mines of the five members of the Vorkutaugol `` - `Polar`, `` Komsomolskaya before - `North #39;, began to explore new ways of working in three key areas: safety, continuous improvement, customer focus. These three of the five projects are the basis of a unique business model Severstal `` - business system.

The implementation of a fourth draft - `people` Severstal will be centralized in the company. Feel its advantages will soon be able Vorkutaugol all employees ``: the project aims to change the corporate culture, creating a comfortable and safe working conditions.

Agents of change in the mines, as well as on other Industrial facilities of the company, are the so-called navigators - specially trained employees of industrial enterprises with experience in the workplace. At the initial stage, they have the primary role in the implementation of business systems. They will train other employees to new approaches to the work, which as a result should be reflected in increased productivity and efficiency, safety.

`In the implementation of business systems of interest to all employees. People refer to the real problems of production and involved in their decision. The result is increased efficiency, increasing the level of industrial safety.

Workers at their sites perform better #39;- the head of the project office Vorkutaugol `` Anatoly Kuznetsov.

Since March, the active phase of the business system is at the mine `North #39;. Here, for the implementation of the projects `` Vorkutaugol additionally attracted specialists consulting firm Boston Consulting Group. They have a successful experience with the mining companies #39;Severstal#39;: in particular, have worked on projects to increase efficiency at the Karelian pellet `` and `` Alcon.

Projects business system started to Vorkuta companies #39;Severstal#39; in November last year. Were the first coal mine Yunyaginsky `` Vorkuta Vorkuta transport enterprise and mechanical plant. Under the plan, the rest of the enterprise `` Vorkutaugol join the process of change during 2012. Since November, the business system starts at three companies `` Vorkutaugol, so projects will be deployed on all structural units of the company.

By the end of 2013, the program should be fully implemented in all enterprises Vorkutaugol ``.

By this time, the introduction of business systems projects should be completed at other companies #39;mining division of Severstal Resources#39;.

A key objective of the project business system - contribute to the company#39;s strategic goal - joining Severstal `` top five global leaders of the industry in 2015. `The key to success is to become a business system. In our industry, success is seeking someone who is a step ahead on the costs of technology, the level of training of employees. Projects must give us these benefits and initiate upgrades across the board #39;, - said General Director of Severstal `` Alexei Mordashov.

CHINESE ARE WILLING TO MINE COAL IN THE U.S.

Chinese are willing to mine coal in the U.S.

As reported by MarketWatch, U.S. coal companies seeking to attract Chinese partners to develop the coal resources of the United States. The company Xcoal, the largest U.S. supplier of coking coal, said the interest in the partnership with the Chinese coal and energy companies. Among the possible investor named companies such as Shenhua Group and China National Coal Group.

Previously reported attempts to acquire coal assets in the U.S. by companies such as Datang, Huadian, Shenhua, China Coal, Qinfa Group and China Coal Solution, however, the first Chinese investor in the coal industry of the country was the company Guizhou Guochuang Energy Holding Group. In May, Guizhou attracted 3.9 billion yuan ($ 616 million) from a private placement of shares, which will be used primarily for the acquisition and development of the American Triple H Coal Company. The company plans to build five new mines have a total annual production capacity of 5 million is coking coal.

Despite the slowdown in economic growth in China, the demand for coal in the long term will continue to grow. In April 2012, China imported 25.05 million tons of coal of all types, which is higher by 17% compared with the previous month, and by 90.1% more than a year ago.

Within China, the prospects are complicated by a large number of coal mining accidents, the high cost and environmental problems. In the U.S., the minimum cost of production is about $ 10 per ton. With transport costs, prices at Chinese ports are about $ 80 per ton, it is cheaper than purchasing Chinese coal (about $ 120 per ton).

ECOSYSTEM NEAR LAKE TELETSKOE MAY SUFFER FROM COAL MINING

ECOSYSTEM NEAR LAKE TELETSKOE MAY SUFFER FROM COAL MINING

Environmentalists argue that the development Pyzhinskogo coal deposits near the Teles lake and nature reserve in the Altai Mountain Altai destroy the ecological integrity of the ecosystem, while in regional management of subsoil use assure that the development of the field in the near future will not be.

As reported by RIA Novosti on Wednesday, a representative of the Council of the Teles lake, according to their data, Rosnedra plan to license Pyzhinskoe metorozhdenie coal. The deposit is located 25-30 kilometers from the lake in the Artybashskogo rural settlement, and is part of a cooperation zone of the Altai biosphere reserve, which, like Teletsky lake is included in the list of World Natural Heritage. In a number of media reports about this appeared in the first half of May.

In particular, it was suggested that Rosnedra has made a request to the Department of Mineral Resources of the Republic of Altai to issue conclusions on the presence (absence) of protected areas, areas of limited land use within Pyzhinskogo coal deposits offered for licensing in 2013.

Development will not be

How, in turn, told the news agency deputy head of the regional administration for Subsoil Use Lydia Grakova, field development is not planned at all.

`Progammy licensing prepare us, and then it passes the assertion in Moscow. Fall will protect the program for 2013, but we do not plan to include Pyzhu there because there indigenous minorities, and they are strongly against the `- she explained.

Pyzhinskoe deposit of coal, according to authorities, is located in Turochakskiy area, 50 kilometers south of the village Iogach. According to the regional management of subsoil use, stocks only the central portion of the deposit category B + C1 reserves are estimated at 4.5 million tons. `Next field is not scouting. There coking coal, very high quality #39;, - said deputy head.

Environmentalists and experts believe that the development of the field will cause irreparable harm to the Teletskoye Lake ecosystem.

Wildlife and ecotourism

`This is primarily a drain Teles lake, river Biya, which flows out of it, along the way will be cutting down trees, building the necessary infrastructure in such cases. But the potential in these areas could dwell and snow leopard. But even if you do not talk about this rare animals live here and other wild animals, habitats which would be infringed #39;- told RIA Novosti director of the Altai Reserve Igor Kalmyks.

He recalled that at the time of the last inspection visit to the region by UNESCO experts are saying that the Convention will require coordination of all technical documentation with UNESCO, in the case of similar work near the World Heritage Site.

`In addition, the country is positioned as one of the leaders in eco-tourism. What kind of tourism will be discussed if the lake near the Teles begin to extract coal. All the infrastructure, the same road that will carry the coal, will be on view at tourists#39; - added the director of the reserve.

Local communities and fisheries

Also, according to Kalmikova, in the territory inhabited by indigenous peoples, and much of the places for them is an object of worship. `Here, and places of traditional nature - hunting, fishing, gathering of pine nuts. All this was necessary to forget, if there will mine coal #39;, - he explained.

He was puzzled why mine coal in a green corner, which is not much survived on the planet, if there is the Kemerovo region - one of the leaders in the Russian coal mining.

At the same time, according to the deputy director of the reserve for environmental education Svetlana Shchigreva, on the basis of numerous complaints of local residents Teles lake Council decided to write an open letter to the leadership of the country, as well as the head of the region Alexander Berdnikov to ban the licensing and further development Pyzhinskogo coal deposit.

`In turn, the majority of residents support the idea of rational use of natural resources, such as the revival of Kedrograda and cedar logging ban, the development of eco-tourism and the traditional use of indigenous peoples of the Altai #39;, - she added.

Non-commercial partnership #39;Council for Environmental and Economic Development sotsialno-Teletsk natural area#39; was created in 2009 to address the issues and challenges related to issues Teles lake and Teletskoye Lake area. It includes the Altay Nature Reserve, a non-profit partnership #39;Orion#39;, the administration and members of Artybashskogo rural settlement Teletsky society of hunters and fishermen, as well as private individuals.