MECHEL REPORTS DELIVERY OF FIRST CARGO OF QUARTZITES FROM UVATSK DEPOSIT
Moscow, Russia — April 11, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading
Russian mining and metals companies, reports the launch of active development at
the Uvatsk quartzite deposit and delivery of the first batch of raw materials
from the deposit to Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant OOO.
Approximately 680 tonnes of quartzite mined at the deposit were delivered to
Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant in March 2013. Implementation of the Uvatsk deposit
development project took some four years, using Mechel’s ferroalloys division’s
own resources and funds.
 “This event is a key stage in the Uvatsk deposit’s successful development. In
the second half of 2013, Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant will already be fully
internally sourced with ore needed to produce high-quality ferrosilicon with
65-75% silicon content. This will enforce the plant’s independence of external
sources of raw materials and obtain its own high-quality raw materials cheaper
by 25-30% than current market prices. This will also have a positive impact on
the economic and financial results of Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant, which is one of
the most successful enterprises in Mechel Group’s ferroalloy segment,” said
Sergey Zhilyakov, Chief Executive Officer of Mechel Ferroalloys Management
Company OOO.
Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant won the tender for the rights to utilize the subsoil
plot on the Uvatsk deposit of quartzite and quartz sandstones in May 2008. The
Uvatsk deposit is located in the Irkutsk Region, approximately 24 kilometers
from the town of Nizhneudinsk.
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Mechel OAO
Anton Lapin
Tel: + 7 495 221 88 88
antonlapin@mechel.ru

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Mechel is one of the leading Russian companies. Its business includes four
segments: mining, steel, ferroalloy and power. Mechel unites producers of coal,
iron ore concentrate, nickel, ferrochrome, ferrosilicon, steel, rolled products,
hardware, heat and electric power. Mechel products are marketed domestically and
internationally.
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