Kachkanarskiy GOK (KGOK), an iron ore mining subsidiary of Russian iron ore and steel producer Evraz Group, has announced the commencement of exploration works at the Sobstvenno-Kachkanarskoye iron ore deposit, the license for which it won in 2007.
The Sobstvenno-Kachkanarskoye deposit contains reserves of approximately 3.3 billion mt of iron ore with iron content of 16.6 percent.