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Lebedinsky GOK DRI Plant (Лебединский горно-обогатительный комбинат (Russian)), also known as LGOK HBI, is a direct reduced iron (DRI) steel plant operating in Gubkin, Belgorod, Russia.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Gubkin, Belgorod, Russia:
- Location: Promzona, Gubkin-11, Gubkin, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, 309191
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 51.261995, 37.654622 (exact)
Background
Lebedinsky GOK DRI Plant is the largest plant in Russia and the CIS in iron ore mining and materials. It is also the only producer of HBI in Russia and the CIS.[1] The first DRI unit started operating in 1999, reaching designed capacity in 2001.[1][2]
In September 2024, Metalloinvest JSC, the plant's owner, announced plans to boost its HBI production from the current 4 million tons to 20 million tons per year as part of a project in collaboration with China. The company revealed these plans during the intergovernmental commission meeting.[3]
Environmental and safety violations
On August 6, 2021, the excavator driver died due to the explosion in the quarry of Lebedinsky GOK. The cause has been established as negligence of the chief engineer of the drilling and blasting department, who violated industrial safety requirements, was responsible for carrying out a mass explosion and did not organize the safe conduct of blasting operations, did not ensure the destruction of the remains of explosives.[4]
On July 15, 2024, a collision of two railway traction units caused the death of one employee and left another with injuries.[5]
In 2024, 13 employees were fined 100,000 roubles for labor safety violations.[6]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[7] | – | 1967[8] | 1971[7] | 9459[9] | Lebedinskiy and Stoylo-Lebedinskiy mines of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly[10][11] |
| Expansion | Announced[12][13][14] | 2021[12] | – | –[12][14] | – | Lebedinskiy and Stoylo-Lebedinskiy mines of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly[10][15] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | Parent company | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | YueSeM Holding Company LLC [100.0%] | E100000131085 [100%] | Lebedinskiy GOK AO[7] | 5000075458 | E100000130933 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | crude[7] | HBI (DRI)[7] | DRI[7] | 3 Midrex DRI plants (Midrex 2 (1.4 MTPA, began in 2007), Midrex 38 (1.8 MTPA, began in 2017))[7][16] |
| Expansion | crude[7] | HBI (DRI)[7] | DRI[13][12] | 1 additional Midrex DRI plant (HBI-4) 2.08 MTPA[12] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* |
|---|---|
| Main plant | operating |
| Expansion | announced |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 4700 TTPA[17][16][18][10][17][16][17][16] | 4700 TTPA[17][16][18][10][17][16][17][16] |
| Expansion | announced | 2080 TTPA[12][13] | 2080 TTPA[12][13] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|---|
| Main plant | 22063 TTPA[19][20] | 8968 TTPA[19][7] |
| Expansion | – | – |
Table 7: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4638 TTPA[19] | 4638 TTPA[19] |
| 2021 | 4500 TTPA[21][22] | 4500 TTPA[21][22] |
| 2022 | – | – |
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lebedinsky GOK".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Russian LebGOK Signs Contract with Midrex/VAI Plant". Midrex Technologies, Inc. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ ""Металлоинвест" намерен нарастить производство ГБЖ на 20 млн тонн в год Об этом сообщает "Рамблер" (Russian)". finance.rambler.ru. September 5, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 54 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Завершено следствие по уголовному делу в отношении главного инженера буровзрывного управления ОАО «Лебединский ГОК», обвиняемого в нарушении требований промышленной безопасности опасных производственных объектов, повлекшее по неосторожности смерть человека. - Следственного комитета Российской Федерации по Белгородской области". belgorod.sledcom.ru. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ Новости, Р. И. А. (20240715T1334). "Сотрудник ГОК в Белгородской области погиб из-за ЧП на комбинате". РИА Новости (in русский). Retrieved 2024-11-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "13 сотрудников Лебединского ГОКа оштрафованы на 100 тысяч рублей за нарушения охраны труда". openbelgorod.ru (in русский). Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061422/https://www.metalloinvest.com/en/business/mining-segment/lgok/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119035317/https://www.metalloinvest.com/en/business/mining-segment/lgok/?utm_referrer=google.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220319041416/https://www.list-org.com/company/939. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://zavodfoto.livejournal.com/7119771.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230604032410/https://geo.bsu.edu.ru/geo/expositions/detail-of-expositions.php?ID=392360. Archived from the original on 04 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 https://fonar.tv/news/2021/11/15/na-lebedinskom-goke-proizveli-50-millionov-tonn-goryachebriketirovannogo-zheleza.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220820002045/https://fonar.tv/news/2022/01/26/metalloinvest-obnarodoval-operacionnye-rezultaty-za-2021-god. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20231124122958/https://www.interfax.ru/business/906522. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://geo.bsu.edu.ru/geo/expositions/detail-of-expositions.php?ID=392361.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220320173526/https://www.midrex.com/about-midrex/midrex-plants/. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20210305224433/https://fonar.tv/news/2020/11/19/metalloinvest-povysit-proizvoditelnost-cgbzh-1-na-lebedinskom-goke. Archived from the original on 05 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 18.0 18.1 https://www.metalloinvest.com/media/press-releases/717578/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220531023149/https://www.metalloinvest.com/investors/operating-results/. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220126180244/https://www.metalloinvest.com/media/press-releases/471133/. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 (PDF) https://www.metalloinvest.com/upload/iblock/919/metalloinvest_go-_-17.05-_1_.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 22.0 22.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220402100106/https://www.metalloinvest.com/investors/reports/. Archived from the original on 02 April 2022.
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