Russia: Raspadskaya-Koksovaya to increase coking coal output
Raspadskaya-Koksovaya mine has changed the method of coal extraction. The switch will allow increasing coal output 2.5-fold. The first long face to operate with the new mining method has been prepared. Its length is 225 meters and coal reserves are 886 thousand tons. Monthly output is expected at 150 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)