The Norilsk Division is Nornickel’s flagship asset, boasting a full metals production cycle from
*Excluding the comprehensive development of the Mayak Mine.
The Norilsk Division mines copper-nickel sulphide ores of three grades:
All mined ores are processed at Talnakh Concentrator and Norilsk Concentrator. The resulting thickened concentrates are transported via
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,
Norilsk Concentrator processes all disseminated ores from the Norilsk-1 deposit, cuprous and disseminated ores from the Oktyabrskoye and Talnakhskoye deposits, and low-grade ores from Copper Plant to produce nickel and copper concentrates. The key processing stages include crushing, milling, flotation, gravity concentration, and thickening.
The precious metals produced by the Norilsk Division are refined at
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
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.
Copper Plant’s metallurgical shop recycles sludge from the copper tankhouses of Copper Plant and Kola MMC, as well as copper