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Washing Confirms High Quality of Elga Coking Coal
12/15/2011 - Mechel OAO announced that a sample lot of about 4000 tonnes of Elga’s coking coal was washed at Southern Kuzbass Coal’s Sibir plant. The concentrate has qualities that rate the Elga deposit with high-value grades of coking coals.
Mechel OAO announced that Southern Kuzbass Coal Co.’s washing plant produced the first coking coal concentrate out of the Elga deposit’s coal.
A sample lot of about 4000 tonnes of Elga’s coking coal was washed at Southern Kuzbass Coal’s Sibir plant. The concentrate obtained by industrial washing has qualities that rate the Elga deposit with high-value grades of coking coals.
The concentrate produced at Sibir was sent to Mechel-Coke OOO for test industrial coking. Results of the coking coal washing tests will enable a better understanding of the technological specifics of working with Elga coal. This information will be used in designing and constructing Elga Coal Complex’s permanent washing plant.
“Use of the Elga deposit’s coking coal will provide Mechel’s coke and chemical facilities with fully internally sourced fuel, which will enable us to significantly improve our coke products’ quality and guarantee our independence from external suppliers. Moreover, Elga Coal Complex’s products will allow Mechel to increase exports of coal grades that are in demand,” Mechel OAO’s Chairman of the Board of Directors Igor Zyuzin said.
Production at Elga Open Pit began in August 2011. In the first few months the open pit produced only oxidized coals, characterized as steam coals with high calorific value. Since August, the open pit produced roughly 200,000 tonnes of coal.
Mechel is one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies. Its business includes four segments: mining, steel, ferroalloy and power. The company unites producers of coal, iron ore concentrate, nickel, ferrochrome, ferrosilicon, steel, rolled products, hardware, heat and electric power. Its products are marketed domestically and internationally.
