At the construction site of the Udokan mining and metallurgical plant, the construction of the building of the Materials and Supply Base has been completed.

A 100MW transformer of over 130 tons has been delivered from Novaya Chara railroad station to the “Bluzhdayuschy” substation construction site.

Installation of the roof and sandwich panels on the outside steel structures of the Reagents Preparation building is completed at Udokan Mining & Metallurgical Plant site. The facility is designed to prepare and store the reagents used in hydrometallurgical ore processing. The first steel column of the building was erected in late December of 2019.

On August 24, 2020 another 80MW power transformer was delivered to the “Udokan MMP” 220/35/10kV substation construction site

Baikal Mining Company started capital development with pre-production mining of ore in Zapadniy open-pit of Udokan copper deposit.

Last Tuesday the first meeting of the Public Council with the Federal Service for Environmental Control was held in the premises of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.

Members of the Council unilaterally voted for Julia Shabala as the Chairperson. She succeeded herself in this chair. Julia Shabala has been heading the Council since October 2016.

Udokan process plant construction site has received Ball Mill components to include large-size shell sections, main bearings, and other parts of process equipment supplied by a Finnish company - Outotec.

The Novaya Chara railway station in Kalarsky region of Zabaikalye has received a permanent customs controlled area.

Baikal Mining Company started construction of an infrastructure required to supply power to Udokan Mining & Metallurgical Plant during its operation. In particular, a 220kV substation “Bluzhdayuschy” of 146MW will be erected in close vicinity to the production area. Grading and levelling works have already been started at the construction site.