Ukraine: more miners join Kriviy Rih strike

Miners of Krivoy Rog Iron Ore Industrial Complex, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih and Evraz Sukhaya Balka are still striking, demanding the increase of salary. According to the chairman of the Independent Miners Union of Ukraine Mikhail Volynets, miners’ wives together with children and other relatives have blocked railroad and stopped sales. At AMKR over 300 miners…

Russia: Tugnuyskaya Factory to increase coal processing

Tugnuyskaya Processing Factory has good prospects of developing. To increase capacity SUEK decided to construct another processing factory. “When the second module of the factory is put into operation, we will increase capacity and create 100 new jobs”, the acting deputy CEO on processing of Tugnuyskaya Factory Igor Shkodin said. The annual processing plan for…

Ukraine: coal mining down in April 2017

In April Ukraine mined 2.706 million tons of coal, down by 22.3% YoY. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, coking coal output decreased by 25%, to 2.309 million tons. In January-April coal output dropped by 3.3%, to 13.66 million tons. In 2016 Ukraine mined 40.864 million tons of coal, up by 2.8%…

Ukraine: Novovolynsk miners still not paid

On May 4, the Novovolynsk miners met the deputies of the people’s deputy Igor Guz to discuss the salary debt problems. According to the chairman of the local miners union Anatoly Mukhomedzhanov, the miners have not received 30% of the February payment, and 100% of March and April salary. So far the debt amounts to…