In January-October Ukraine imported $1169.71 million worth of coal and anthracite, with $129.08 million in October. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied $742.93 million worth of coal, USA – $168.54 million, Australia – $73.34 million, and other countries – $184.87 million. The total weight of coal imported reached 13.1 million tons. At the…
In 2015-2016 Ukraine hasn’t spent anything on industrial safety at state-run coalmines. The 2017-budget doesn’t stipulate any money either. “Mining output decreases, while accidents at mine increase. This year saw twice as much miners killed than last year”, the Independent Miners Union chairman Mikhail Volynets said. In early October supplies of self-rescuers to state mines…
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman says that in the state budget for 2017 the government sets 1.8 billion UAH for mine restructuring and salary payments. He also supports the construction of Novovolynskaya No.10 mine. “If we can finish construction with 200-300 million UAH, let’s do it. This issue is very important”, he said. (Ukrainian metal)
Around 50 miners from Novovolynskaya mine No. 10 went on a hungry strike demanding their salary debts to be cleared. The miners haven’t been paid for 3 months. Other miners join them. They also demand to renew financing of the mine construction and the immediate arrival of the energy and coal industry minister Igor Nasalik.…
At present Ukraine gets some coal from mines on the occupied Donbass territories that pay taxes to the state. According to the energy and coal industry minister Igor Nasalik, Ukraine consumes 24 million tons of anthracite coals, with some 2.9 million tons produced at unoccupied territories. All the rest is supplied from mines in the…
The Yuzny trade seaport has received the vessel with 79 thousand tons of anthracite from the South African Republic. The delivery was timely. All the coal is intended for Pridneprovskaya thermal power plant. Unloading will take 3 days. (Ukrainian metal)
The state will invest 250-300 million UAH into the construction of Novovolynskaya No. 10 mine in 2017, thus putting it into operation, energy and coal industry minister Igor Nasalik said. Novovolynskaya No. 10 mine is expected to produce 900 thousand tons of coal per year, its reserves are estimated at 37 million tons, thus it…
In October the mines situated on the territory of Russia-supported terrorist organization Donetsk People’s Republic mined 1.03 million tons of coal. In particular, the DPR Ministry of coal and energy-controlled mines yielded 512.47 thousand tons of coal. Donbass Mine Group yielded 125.5 thousand tons of coal, Torezantrazit – 108 thousand tons, and Shakhterskantrazit – 95.2…