Norilsk Division
The Norilsk Division is Nornickel’s flagship asset, boasting a full metals production cycle from
mining to the shipment of finished products to customers. Its operations are located on the Taimyr Peninsula in Russia, in the north of the Krasnoyarsk Region. Linked to other regions by the Yenisei River, the Northern Sea Route, and by air, the Norilsk Division operates the largest deposits in the Company’s portfolio.
Key highlights of 2023
19.2
mln t
ore production
Mining production
The Norilsk Division mines copper-nickel sulphide ores of three grades:
Rich ores
Characterised by a higher content of base and precious metals
Cuprous ores
With a higher copper content vs nickel
With a comparatively lower content of all metals
Upstream facilities
All mined ores are processed at Talnakh Concentrator and Norilsk Concentrator. The resulting thickened concentrates are transported via
pipelines to the metals operations of the Norilsk Division for further processing.Talnakh Concentrator processes rich, cuprous and disseminated ores from the Oktyabrskoye and Talnakhskoye deposits to produce nickel-pyrrhotite and copper concentrates, as well as metal-bearing products. The key processing stages include crushing, milling,
, and .In 2023:
10.7
mln t
of sulphide ore processed
Metallurgy
Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant and Copper Plant process thickened concentrates supplied by Talnakh Concentrator and Norilsk Concentrator. The Norilsk Division’s enterprises produce nickel converter for , as well as copper, commercial sulphur, selenium, precious metal concentrates, and tellurium ingots.
The precious metals produced by the Norilsk Division are refined at
, Urals’ Innovative Technologies, and the Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals under tolling agreements.Mining and metallurgical assets
Mining and metallurgical assets
Mining and metallurgical assets
Mining and metallurgical assets
Mining and metallurgical assets