# Severstal expands Yakovlevsky iron ore mine with new equipment

Severstal is investing to increase production at its Yakovlevsky underground iron ore mine in Russia from 1 Mt/y to 5 Mt/y by 2023. In 2018, it purchased over 30 pieces of equipment including LHDs and multipurpose trucks.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-12-13
- Where: Yakovlevsky, Russia
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 5 Mt/y by 2023
- Products: iron ore
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Severstal](https://endata.com/companies/1170.md)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2018/12/13/severstal-details-new-fleet-massive-yakovlevsky-underground-iron-ore-mine-expansion/), 2018-12-13: "Severstal was making massive investments to increase production by five times at its Yakovlevsky DSO iron ore mine"

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