The Vorgashorskaya mine of Vorkutaugol has started developing the new long face.
The reserves of the face total 2.5 million tons of coal. With the average monthly output of 260 thousand tons, the long face is expected to be in operation until January 2019.
At present this is the only long face at the mine.
In 2017 Vorgashorskaya mine yielded 2.5 million tons of coal. (Ukrainian metal)