OREANDA-NEWS. September 29, 2008. Lebedinsky GOK made a present for the town of Gubkin on the eve of its 69th anniversary. The plant financed the capital repairs of the cultural center where four LGOK’s employees were awarded as “The Person of the year” during the celebrations dedicated to Gubkin’s anniversary, reported the press-centre of Metalloinvest.

Lebedinsky GOK’s employees and their families also participated in the parade and events organized with the major enterprise’s support. 

The town of Gubkin was named after the geologist Ivan Gubkin who investigated the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly which eventual led to the discovery of huge iron deposits.