Norilsk Division

The Norilsk Division is Nornickel’s flagship asset, boasting a full metals production cycle from

ore
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
Disseminated ores
With a comparatively lower content of all metals

Upstream facilities

Medvezhy Ruchey Norilsk ore cluster

The Norilsk-1 deposit is developed by the Zapolyarny Mine (within the South Cluster project), through open-pit and underground mining.

1.69
mln t
ore production in 2020
map

Concentration

All mined ores are processed at Talnakh Concentrator and Norilsk Concentrator. The resulting thickened concentrates are transported via

slurry
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,

flotation
, and
thickening
.

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
matte
for
Kola
MMC
, as well as 
cathode
copper, commercial sulphur, selenium, precious metal concentrates, and tellurium ingots.

The precious metals produced by the Norilsk Division are refined at 

Krastsvetmet
, Urals’ Innovative Technologies, and the Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals under tolling agreements.

Mining and metallurgical assets

Mining and metallurgical assets

Copper Plant’s metallurgical shop

Copper Plant’s metallurgical shop recycles sludge from the copper tankhouses of Copper Plant and Kola MMC, as well as copper

cake
from Nornickel Harjavalta, to produce precious metal concentrates, commercial selenium, and tellurium.

Mining and metallurgical assets

Mining and metallurgical assets

Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant

Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant processes nickel-pyrrhotite concentrate and metal-bearing products from Talnakh Concentrator, as well as nickel concentrate and pyrrhotite concentrate from Norilsk Concentrator. The plant produces

converter matte
and elemental sulphur.

Mining and metallurgical assets

Mining and metallurgical assets

Copper Plant

Copper Plant processes all copper concentrates from the concentrators as well as third-party feedstock. The plant’s products include copper cathodes, elemental sulphur, and sulphuric acid.

Mining and metallurgical assets

Mining and metallurgical assets

Copper Plant’s metallurgical shop

Copper Plant’s metallurgical shop recycles sludge from the copper tankhouses of Copper Plant and Kola MMC, as well as copper

cake
from Nornickel Harjavalta, to produce precious metal concentrates, commercial selenium, and tellurium.

Mining and metallurgical assets

Mining and metallurgical assets

Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant

Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant processes nickel-pyrrhotite concentrate and metal-bearing products from Talnakh Concentrator, as well as nickel concentrate and pyrrhotite concentrate from Norilsk Concentrator. The plant produces

converter matte
and elemental sulphur.