The Stepnaya mine in Pershotravensk, Dnieporpetrovsk region, has put into operation a new long face with reserves of over 800 thousand tons of coal.
According to DTEK, the owner of the mine, investment in the development reached 70 million UAH.
The new long face is expected to yield some 3 thousand tons of gas coal per day. The reserves will last for 11 months.
By the end of the year 2 more long faces will have been put into operation there. (Ukrainian metal)