Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
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| Mining Method |
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| Production Start | ...  |
| Mine Life | 23 years (as of Jan 1, 2021) |
On March 3, 2022, ArcelorMittal announced its decision to idle its steelmaking operations in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine in order to ensure the safety and security of its employees and assets. The process to safely idle all blast furnaces while maintaining asset integrity commenced on the same day. On April 11, 2022, blast furnace No. 6 (approximately 20% of Kryvyi Rih capacity) was restarted to resume low levels of pig iron production. Iron ore production was approximately at 55% of capacity during the first half of 2022. During the third quarter, iron ore production was temporarily suspended due to weaker demand and logistic constraints but restarted in early October 2022 at approximately 25% level. Key production assets have not been seriously damaged at the date of this report (as a result of the missile strike at the plant premises on December 5, 2022). |
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The Kryvyi Rih (OP) mine is 95.1% owned by ArcelorMittal and is integrated into the ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steel business as a captive mine.
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Summary:
The iron ore deposits are located within the southern part of the Krivorozhsky iron-ore basin. The iron mineralization at Novokryvorizke and Valyavkinske deposits is hosted by early Proterozoic rocks containing multiple altered ferruginous quartzite strata with shale layers. The major iron ore bearing units in the open pit mines have a carbonate-silicate-magnetite composition. In addition, oxidized, iron-rich quartzite is mined simultaneously with primary ore and is stored separately for possible future processing. Only the magnetite mineralization is included in the 2021 open pit iron ore reserve estimates. The high-grade iron ore of the Kirova deposit is hosted by a ferruginous quartzite with martite and jaspilite.
The iron-formation succession at Kryvyi Rih/Krivoy Rog consists of seven members having a total thickness of ~1300 m (Alexandrov, 1973).
The Kryvyi Rih Basin contains mostly Precambrian sedimentary-metamorphic rocks and is divided into three suites. The middle suite, with a thickness of up to 2,000 m, is the main ore-bearing formation. It consists of seven to eight seams of ferruginous quartzites (represented by hematites, magnetites, and mixed hematite-magnetite varieties) and schists. The average iron content is 30–40 percent in the ferruginous quartzites and 25–30 percent in the magnetite varieties (which compose 20 percent of the total quartzite reserves). Rich iron-ore bodies are dispersed throughout the ore-bearing formation. The ore is formed in columnar ........
Summary:
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih ("AMKR") is a production stage iron ore mining complex located predominantly within the borders of the city of Kryvyi Rih, 150 kilometers southwest of Dnipro, Ukraine.
AMKR operates two open pits over the Novokryvorizke and Valyavkinske deposits.
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Reserves at December 31, 2022:
Mineral reserve for Ukraine Open Pit is estimated at a cut-off grade applied at Novokryvorizke deposit is 12% Fe, and at Valyavkinske deposit 16% Fe.
Mineral resources for Ukraine Open Pit are estimated at a cut-off grade applied at Novokryvorizke deposit is 12% Fe, and at Valyavkinske deposit 16% Fe.
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
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Proven
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71.5 Mt
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Iron
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33.9 %
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Probable
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461.6 Mt
|
Iron
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33.7 %
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Proven & Probable
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533.1 Mt
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Iron
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33.7 %
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Measured
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77 Mt
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Iron
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32.5 %
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Indicated
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422 Mt
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Iron
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33.3 %
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Measured & Indicated
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499 Mt
|
Iron
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33.2 %
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Inferred
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6 Mt
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Iron
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36.7 %
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