Inhulets Iron Ore dressing Works (InGZK) (Russian: InGOK) is a mining and processing plant which produces metallurgical products. The company is based in the Inhulets exclave neighborhood of Inhuletskyi District, Kryvy Rih, Ukraine.[1] Inhulets GZK sources iron ore from the deposits of ferruginous (iron oxide-containing) quartzite at the Inhulets deposit.[2]
History
1965 is considered the year of establishment of InGOK, when the first merchant iron oreconcentrate was produced.
1978 the peak output was recorded in GOK over its history, 14 587 Ktonnes of concentrate was produced.
2001 - the billionth tonne of concentrate produced
Inhulets GZK currently mines iron ore from its one open-pit quartzite field through a process of drilling and blasting, and by the removal of overburden to external dumps. The iron ore is then transported by rail to, and refined at, Inhulets GZK's beneficiation and flotation facilities.[4] The company's product range includes granite overburden goods, expanded plastic goods and community services.[5]
In 2009, Inhulets GZK's output was 11.3 million tonnes of merchant iron ore concentrate.[6]
Infrastructure
GZK's infrastructure includes 17 structural units (workshops), among them 7 principal ones.[7]