Russia: coal mining up in April 2018

In April Russia mined 35.32 million tons of coal, up by 5.8% YoY, while exports increased by 0.7%, to 15.34 million tons. Deliveries to the domestic market grew by 17.5%, to 15.1 million tons. Imports dropped by 12.7% YoY, to 1.58 million tons. SUEK mined 9.2 million tons of coal, down by 1.2%, Kuzbassrazrezugol –…

Russia: HGM gold output down in Q1 2018

In January-March Highland Gold Mining Limited obtained 59.31 thousand ounces of gold and gold equivalent, down by 9% YoY. This year the company intends to yield 265-275 thousand ounces of gold equivalent. Average gold price in Q1 was $1329 per ounce. Last year gold output at HGM enterprises grew by 4.3% YoY, to 272.3 thousand…

Ukraine: ferrous metals export revenue up in January-April 2018

In January-April Ukraine increased ferrous metals export revenue by 32.1% YoY, to $3.49 billion. According to the State Fiscal Service, ferrous metals accounted for 22.57% of the total export earnings as opposed to 19.26% in January-April 2017. In particular, in April ferrous metals export revenue totaled $904.1 million. In January-April Ukraine imported $385.37 million worth…