Sukha Balka mine

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Sukha Balka mine
Location
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Country Russia
Production
Products Iron ore

The Sukha Balka mine is a large iron mine located in western Russia in the Sverdlovsk Oblast. Evrazruda represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 585.2 million tonnes of ore grading 58% iron metal. [1] It is owned by the DCH (Development Construction Holding) of the Ukrainian business and investor Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi. Among DCH's other holder are the Dnieper Metallurgical Combine and the Kharkiv Tractor Plant. [2]

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References

  1. "Sukha Balka mine". evraz.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  2. "Ярославського викликають на допит через смертельне ДТП. Він каже, що "спав вдома"". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-03-18.