Ukraine: coal output up in October 2015
In October Ukraine mined 2.7 million tons of black coal, up by 17.7% YoY.
In October Ukraine mined 2.7 million tons of black coal, up by 17.7% YoY.
The parliament has registered a decree to pay all debts and salaries to the state coal miners.
The new long face with 1.2 million tons of coal has been opened at DTEK Ternovskoye Mine Group. This will provide the miners with 2 years of work and 6 Ukrainian thermal electric stations with fuel.
In January-September DTEK companies mined 21.4 million tons of coal, down by 25.6% YoY. Ordinary coal processing totaled 14.7 million tons, while concentrate manufacture fell to 8.9 million tons.
Workers from the mine named after Stakhanov in Donetsk region have gone on strike demanding the payment of the indebted salary.
In October Luxembourg-based Coal Energy S.A. with assets in Ukraine mined 47.14 thousand tons of coal, up 9.4 times, or by 42.12 thousand tons, YoY.
Law-enforcers have uncovered a scheme of coal thieving from DTEK Pavlogradugol mines and slagheaps. 30 tons of coal have been confiscated.
In January-October Ukrainian coke plants imported 8.2 million tons of ordinary coking coals and coal concentrate for coking, down by 2% YoY.