Volyn mines started yielding less coal. Since the year start they have yielded 92.2 thousand tons of coal, down by 20.7% YoY.
In 2015 Ukraine mined 39.75 million tons of coal, down by 38.8% YoY, or by 25.23 million tons, including 8.15 million tons of coking coal (down by 49.8%) and 31.6 million tons of power-generating coal (down by 35.3%). The Ministry of energy and coal industry companies mined 6.74 million tons of coal, down by 62% YoY, or by 10.98 million tons, including 1.95 million tons of coking coal (down by 57.6%) and 4.79 million tons of power-generating coal (down by 63.5%). (Ukrainian metal)