Yakutugol, a part of Mechel, has purchased two new excavators EKG-18 for the operation at its Neryugrinsky mine. The new machinery was purchased within the program of technical modernization of the enterprise. The cost of the two machines is around 1.2 billion rubles. The first excavator will be put into operation in March. The excavators…
In 2016 Kuzbassrazrezugol enterprises mined 44.3 million tons of coal, including 6.2 million tons of coking coal. The annual output equals the 2015 results, but coking coal production increased by 7.2% YoY. Coal sales decreased by 1.8 million tons YoY, to 39.8 million tons. “This has to do with us increasing the coal processing. Thus…
Rosterminalugol JSC, the largest dedicated coal port in the Baltic region, part of Russia’s largest coal port holding Port Management Company LLC, unloaded 21,887 wagons with 1.56 million tons of coal in January, up by 62.6% YoY (959,000 tons). Maximum unloading per shift was 473 wagons, per day – 877 wagons. From the beginning of…
In 2016 Ukrainian coal mining companies produced 40.9 million tons of coal, up by 1.119 million tons, or by 2.8% YoY. At the same time state-owned mines saw a significant decrease in production, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry’s press service reports. In particular, coalmining companies produced 32.5 million tons of steam coal and 8.4…
There is no alternative to coal from the uncontrolled Donbass territories as of yet, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said. “This is our land, these are our resources, and all those enterprises are registered on Ukrainian soil, which is ours and controllable, and I can see no alternative to procuring this coal for now. Any…
In December 2016 salary debts to state miners decreased 5.9 times, from 212.19 million UAH to 36.09 million UAH as of January 1, 2017. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry in 2016 the average salary of a state coal employee totaled 6576 UAH, up by 9.8% YoY. The data concerns only the…
In 2016 Yerunakovskaya-VIII mine produced 3 million tons of coal. Despite the difficult mining and geological conditions as well as the increased volume of gas Yerunakovskaya-VIII is the local mining leader. The mine was put into operation in February 2013. The coal concentrate mined there, after it is processed at Kuzhetskaya and Abashevskaya factories, is…
The Ministry of energy and coal industry fulfills its obligations to the miners. In particular, the issue with the coal sales has been settled. Two blocks of the Zmiyev TPP will be put into operation in March-May, which will increase coal purchases. According to the energy minister Igor Nasalik, all the purchasing procedures in the…
