The Ministry of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy (Mintsvetmet; Russian: Министерство цветной металлургии СССР) was a government ministry in the Soviet Union.
The All-Union People's Commissariat of Non-ferrous Metallurgy was formed by ukase of the Presidium Supreme Soviet USSR, on 24 January 1939, following subdivision of the All-Union People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry into six separate commissariats.
[1] In June 1939, the Main Administration of Food Supply for Workers of the Gold and Platinum Industry (Glavzolotoprodsnab) was established, with a number of regional offices placed under this administration.
On 15 March 1946, all People's Commissariats were changed into ministries by decree of the Supreme Soviet USSR.
The Presidium appointed Pyotr Lomako as Minister of Non-ferrous Metallurgy USSR, and Ivan Arkhipov as First Deputy Minister of Non-ferrous Metallurgy.