Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk estimates Ukrainian thermal power plants’ demand for anthracite coal until the end of 2017 at 4.2 million tons. He announced the forecast at a Cabinet meeting on March 16. “We’re running four projects to minimize coal consumption. I’d like to tell you that we need only 4.2 million…
The Mine Group Yuzhnodonbasskoye No. 1 (Ugledar, Donetsk region) has ordered Company Promtorg LLC the delivery of filtering equipment valued at 21.75 million UAH. By the end of 2018 the company would have supplied 2050 self-rescuers at 8326 UAH apiece, 1500 regenerative cartridges at 2781 UAH apiece and 6 respirators at 85587 UAH. On the…
The chairman of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic Alexander Zakharchenko has set up a program on partial clearing of the salary debts to miners of the state enterprises Artemugol (Gorlovka) and Ordzhonikidzeugol (Yenakievo). According to Zakharchenko’s order, the so-called ministry of finances will provide 182 million rubles for the cause. Coalmining in Gorlovka stopped in…
The total volume of investments by Kolmar into mining and processing complexes of Ingalinsky and Denisovsky in Yakutia is estimated at 28.4 billion rubles. This is envisaged in the agreements, signed by the Corporation of the Far East Development with Ingalinsky GOK and Denisovsky GOK on March 14. The companies are involved in the construction…
The state power-generating company Centrenergo plans to import 2.5 million tons of coal through seaports starting in May. In particular, through the Yuzhny seaport it will import 1.5 million tons of coal, through Transinvest-service terminal and Chernomorsk port – 500 thousand tons each. The expected cost of the transportation services is 646 million UAH. (Ukrainian…
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) has sent the first, ‘trial’, consignment of its coal to Russia. “Today first 95 wagons of coal departed. This is a trial consignment,” DPR leader Alexander Zakharchenko said. Zakharchenko did not elaborate on any specific characteristics of the coal supplied. (Interfax-Ukraine/Ukrainian metal)
Yuzhny Kuzbass, a part of Mechel, has purchased a pump for coal concentrate water separation before drying valued at some 6 million rubles for its Siberia central processing factory. The new pump boasts better productivity, as it creates up to 300 cubic meters of air environment per minute, and can also decrease electricity expenses. The…
In January salary debts to state miners increased by 96.6%, to 70.97 million UAH. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, as of January 1, 2017 the salary debt stood at 36.09 million UAH. From January 1, the ministry has increased the selling price of the power-generating coal, yielded by state mines, by…
