Ukraine: coal output down in February 2020

In February, Ukraine produced over 2.55 million tons of coal, down by 0.2% from the target. The Coal Miners Union of Ukraine reported this with a reference to the data provided by the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry. Since the start of the year, coalmining enterprises of all forms of ownership have produced 5,204,410 tons…

Russia: coal output in Buryatia up in 2019

In 2019 coal output in Buryatia increased by 35.4% YoY, to 7.161 million tons. Nikolskoye coal deposit, developed by Razrez Tugnuiskiy, accounted for the largest volumes. The company extracted 4.332 million tons of coal, up by 89%. Until 2021 the company intends to start mining 16 to 18 million tons of coal per year due…

Russia: Kuzbass coal output down in January 2020

In January Kuzbass pits yielded 10.6 million tons of coal (13.3 million tons in January 2019) and mines – 7.4 million tons (6.9 million tons). Coking coal accounted for 6.4 million tons (6.4 million tons), while power-generating coal – 11.6 million tons (13.8 million tons). 16.8 million tons of coal were transported via railroad (19…

Ukraine: coal imports down in January 2020

In January Ukraine imported 1.627 million tons of coal, down by 8.4% YoY. According to the State Customs Service, the value of the imported coal decreased by 33.8%, to $174.446 million. Russia supplied $115.237 million worth of coal (66.06%), USA – $48.505 million (27.81%), Kazakhstan – $10.54 million (6.04%) and other countries – $0.164 million…