Nornickel’s Kola Division in Russia is represented by Kola MMC, a wholly owned key production site. Kola MMC is Nornickel’s nickel refining hub, located on the Kola Peninsula, the Murmansk Region.

Key highlight of 2023
Mining production

The Kola Division develops deposits located within a 25 km stretch between Nikel and Zapolyarny in the west of the Murmansk Region. The Division mines disseminated copper-nickel sulphide ores containing nickel, copper, and other valuable metals.

Upstream facilities
Concentration and smelting

The mined ore is processed at Zapolyarny Concentrator, with the resulting copper-nickel concentrate then supplied to Kola Division enterprises in Russia and Finland.

Kola MMC’s production facilities in Monchegorsk process concentrate from Zapolyarny Concentrator and converter matte from the Polar Division. Kola MMC’s end products are nickel and copper cathodes, nickel carbonyl, electrolytic cobalt, and cobalt concentrate. The company also produces precious metal concentrates, crushed converter matte for Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta, sulphuric acid, and saleable copper and nickel concentrates.

The precious metals produced by the Norilsk Division are refined at Krastsvetmet, Urals’ Innovative Technologies, and Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals under tolling agreements.

2020 output