The Pechenganickel Mining & Metallurgical Combine
Full name: Adress: The combine is situated in the north-west part of the Kola Peninsula near the Norwegian border. It is divided into two sites, one at Zapolyarny and one at the settlement of Nickel. In 1946, following the retaking of the Pechenga area by the Soviet army, open-cast mines and smelting shops built in 1940 by Inco of Canada were brought into operation for matte production. The combine comprises four open pits, an enrichment plant, a roasting shop, smelting and sulphuric acid production shops. There are also motor and rail transport repair workshops and other auxiliary facilities essential for maintaining production. The combine processes its own nickel- and copper- sulphide ore with 0.6-1.7% contained nickel and 0.3-0.77% contained copper, and rich ore from the main Norilsk combine. About 10,000 people work at Pechenganickel. Its principal products are matte, which is processed on tolling basis at the Severonickel combine, and sulphuric acid. Implementation of the RF Government's Decree No. 667, On State Support for the Reconstruction of Metallurgical Production at the Pechenganickel Combine, will enable the Norilsk combine to make essential improvements to the ecological situation on the Kola peninsula. |
