There are plans to drill two shafts at the
construction site of the Darasinsky mine.
A commemorative sign in honor of the beginning of construction of the
Darasinsky mine was unveiled by Minsk Oblast Governor Anatoly Isachenko,
Belaruskali Director General Ivan Golovaty, and Chairman of the Soligorsk
District Executive Committee Oleg Poskrobko in Soligorsk District on 21 May,
BelTA has learned.
There are plans to drill two shafts at the construction site of the
Darasinsky mine. An administrative wing with amenities will be built at the
site as well as a fragmenting shop, a warehouse able to store up to 50,000
tonnes of ore, and other facilities. The mine will be able to produce about 8
million tonnes of ore per annum. The figure will rise up to 9 million tonnes
later on. The minefield will be located under the territories of Soligorsk
District, Lyuban District, and Slutsk District.
Anatoly Isachenko noted that Belaruskali is a hallmark company not only
for Soligorsk District, for Minsk Oblast, but entire Belarus. “Belaruskali has
managed to do a lot of work. The construction of the Petrikov mining and
processing factory began in 2009. Belkali-Migao is being built together with
the Chinese corporation Migao. The first products are supposed to be made in
autumn. The construction of the Darasinsky mine begins today. The enterprise
evolves across the board, contributing heavily to the economy of the region and
the country as a whole, offering high-performance jobs,” the official said.
Ivan Golovaty said the company has worked for 60 years already. Some of
the available salt reserves have been exhausted. In this period the company
extracted over 1.5 billion tonnes of ore and made some 350 million tonnes of
potash fertilizers. “It is an open secret that the reserves are being depleted.
In 2009 we commissioned the Krasnoslobodsky mine, which provides raw materials
for the second mine administration.
The Berezovsky mine was built for the first mine administration in 2012.
The Darasinsky mine will provide raw materials for the third mine
administration and will extend its operational life by at least 50 years. In
line with the project description the construction process will take eight
years but we cannot afford to wait that long. This is why, I think, we will
meet here again in four years for the opening ceremony,” the Belaruskali
director general said. Plans have been made to work with reserves of potash
salts at depths varying from 499m to 1km. A potash pay horizon 523m below the
surface was unearthed today.
The potash salt will be processed by the sylvinite preparation plant of
the third mine administration. A line of conveyor belts 7.2km long will be
built to deliver ore to the plant. The new mine will allow creating 840
jobs.
Written by belta.by