Nornickel has completed the Talnakh concentrator modernisation project in Russia for more than RUR47bn ($820m).
The plant’s total throughput capacity has increased over 30% from 7.6 to 10.2 mtpa of ore, metal losses in tailings have been reduced, while target nickel and copper recovery rates to the collective concentrate as well as the target quality of nickel-pyrrhotite and copper concentrates have been reached. Following the upgrade and expansion of capacity of Talnakh Concentrator, Nornickel continues fully meeting its metal production targets whilst utilizing smaller smelting capacity.
According to Nornickel first vice-president Sergey Dyachenko, upgrade of the Talnakh Concentrator is a key element of the downstream reconfiguration programme aimed at raising the operating efficiency of the business and reducing the environmental footprint of Nornickel’s production sites.
