OREANDA-NEWS. November 18, 2009. In October 2009 JSC Central Mining and Processing Works (CGOK) increased concentrate production volume by 3.5% to 506 ths t vs. October 2008, pellets production volume for the same period increased by 39,9% to 193 ths t.

In January-October 2009 CGOK™s InGOK year-on-year production of concentrate dropped by 26.1% to 3 963.9 ths t, year-on-year pellets production for the same period increased by 0.6% to 1 821.8  ths t.

In 2008, CGOK produced 5.721 mln. t of concentrate, for the same period pellets production comprised 1.959 mln. t.

CGOK™s Production Performance

 

October 2009 ths t

October 2008 ths t

October 2009 / October 2008, %

September 2009 ths t

January” October 2009 ths t

January” October 2009/ January” October 2008, %

Concentrate

484,1

508,0

95,3

485,0

3 457,9

70,9

Pellets

127,0

166,0

76,5

206,0

1 628,8

97,4

JSC Central Mining and Processing Works (CGOK) is the only enterprise in Ukraine, which operates both open cast and underground ore mining methods, and utilizes beneficiation refuse in the production process. CGOK focuses on mining, processing and production of raw materials for metallurgical industry, such as pellets and iron ore concentrate. Annual production capacity of the enterprise is currently over 5.9 mln. t of iron ore concentrate and over 2.2 mln. t of pellets. CGOK is part of METINVEST Group Iron Ore Division.