The Samsonivska-Zakhidna mine, which until 2014 was considered the “mine of the future”, is in the critical condition, the chairman of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Artem Lysohor has said. After the occupation, the enterprise, located near Otamanivka, was given to a Russian investor for a symbolic price. Despite the previous promises of large-scale development,…
Kyrgyzstan’s businessman Nikolai Korobovsky was detained in Moscow on March 10, a source in law enforcement agencies reported. Russia’s Investigative Committee charges him with large-scale fraud. According to the source, a criminal case was initiated on December 28, 2024 following a complaint from Korobovsky’s business partner. “He was detained upon arrival in Moscow from Bishkek.…
The Ministry of Energy reported how many licenses for deposit development and exploration Kyrgyzkomur state enterprise had received. According to the press service of the ministry, 20 licenses were transferred to the state enterprise. In 2024, Kyrgyzkomur produced 1.6 million tons of coal. Stripping operations in the amount of 11.1 million cubic meters were also…
There were no vessels registered on January 17-31 in the port of the occupied Mariupol. At that time, repair work was carried out at the port. At the same time, cargo trains with coal arrived for unloading. On February 1, the Alfa M bulker docked at the port, registered for Aston Shiptrade from the Marshall…
The salary debts to employees of coal enterprises in Donetsk and Lugansk regions, which have been shut down due to the military activity, amount to around 500 million UAH. “In late last year we were able to considerably decrease the indebtedness,” the Energy Minister German Galuschenko has said. The ministry is working on employing miners…
Verkhovna Rada has approved a bill on prohibition of liquidation of state enterprises in the sphere of energy by imposing a moratorium on their bankruptcy. According to the MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, the bill was supported by 251 peoples’ deputies. “The document aims to prevent liquidation of state coal-extracting enterprises and the state enterprise Skhidniy Mining…
In 2024 Ukraine increased coal imports 2.7-fold YoY, to 1.812 million tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms imports grew 2.2-fold, to $402.21 million. USA supplied $98.868 million worth of coal (24.58% of the total), Australia – $97.794 million (24.31%), the Czech Republic – $69.527 million (17.29%) and other countries – $136.03…
In 2024, JSC “Uzbekcoal” achieved a record-breaking milestone, exceeding 6.7 million tons of coal production for the first time. This significant accomplishment was largely driven by contributions from its branches: the Angren Coal Deposit (over 5.5 million tons), the Apartak Coal Deposit (over 1.2 million tons) and the Underground Coal Mining Shaft. The production figures…
