Norilsk, BHP plan to mine Russian coal from 2015
October 16, 2009 by goldguru · Leave a Comment
Norilsk Nickel plans to start mining coal with BHP Billiton in the Russian Arctic from 2015, the first production to result from a three-year-old alliance between the mining giants.
BHP Billiton, the world’s largest miner, will join Norilsk in developing the Syradasai deposit in a project that could eventually produce as much coking coal for the steel industry as Russian market leader Mechel produced last year.
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