Northern Iron Ore Enrichment Works (Northern GOK)

Northern Iron Ore Enrichment Works (Northern GOK)

Northern GOK (PFTS:SGOK) was built and launched in 1963 ^[1]; at present it is one of the largest iron ore mining enterprises in Europe, producing merchant concentrate with Fe content of 68.4% and pellets with Fe content of 60.5% and 63.5%^[2]. Northern GOK is a monopolist in the iron ore market in Ukraine, making up 45% of total iron ore pellets and about 20% of merchant concentrate^[3].

Northern GOK incorporates:

• the Annovskyi and the Pervomayskyi quarries, which in total constitute 3,807 Mtonnes of mineral resources^[4]
  
• cyclical-and-continuous crushing plant, launched in 2006
  
• two pellet plants^[5]
  
• auxiliary workshops

References

1. ^ http://sevgok.metinvestholding.com/ru/about/history
2. ^ http://www.metinvestholding.com/en/activity/raw_iron
3. ^ http://www.ukrrudprom.com/reference/factory/sgok.html
4. ^ http://www.metinvestholding.com/en/activity/raw_iron
5. ^ http://www.ukrrudprom.com/reference/factory/sgok.html

External links

• Official website