OREANDA-NEWS. June 03, 2010. Metinvest plans to increase production of high quality merchant iron ore concentrate with ‘Fe content’ over 67% up to 6.8 mln. t through construction of the second magnetic and flotation metal content upgrading facility at Ingulets Iron Ore Enrichment Works (InGOK).

Total value of the project will comprise around UAH 340 mln. Metinvest plans to commission the facility in October 2011. 

Capacity of the second magnetic and flotation metal content upgrading facility will be around 3.6 mln. t of merchant concentrate per year. During 2010 over UAH 130 mln will be invested in construction of the plant.

Ingulets Iron Ore Enrichment Works is the only enterprise in Ukraine successfully employing this technology. Currently the enterprise operates the facility with the annual production capacity over 3.2 mln. t.

"The main objective of construction of the second magnetic and flotation metal content upgrading facility is to expand production of premium-class iron ore products with Fe content up to 68.0-69.5%", — noted Nikolay Ischenko, the Acting Director of Metinvest’s Iron Ore Division.

In 2009 InGOK produced 11.881 mln. t of concentrate.