In 2019 Kirovsky Coal Pit, developing the Kirovskoye deposit in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), extracted 24.2 thousand tons of coal, down by 8% YoY. This year some 18-20 thousand tons will be mined. As of January 31, the company has already extracted 4.6 thousand tons of coal. Last year Kirovsky Coal Pit sold 27.7…
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…
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…
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…
The Russian Finance Ministry has offered to raise the mineral extraction tax (MET) on non-hydrocarbon mineral resources to hurt the coal industry most. The ministry suggests a new addend to the coal MET, depending on the global energy and coking coal market situation. The addend will not be used once exports prices fall beyond a…
A company, which has obtained a license for exploration of a coal deposit, has temporarily suspended its activities, Head of Alai district of Kyrgyzstan, Zamirbek Moldokulov, has reported. According to him, a meeting with residents of Lenin village on the coal deposit, located in Taigak-Tash area, has been held. “It was not a rally, but…
In 2019 Kazakhstan exported 28.1 million tons of coal, down by 3.8% YoY. According to the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development, the export decrease is due to the drop of coal demand on foreign markets. Exports to Russia went down by 4.1%, to 21.01 million tons, and to far foreign countries – by 23%,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has promised to develop and discuss with the public the plans to reform and modernize coalmines. He stated this at a meeting with employees of the Mezhyrichanska coal mine of the Lvivvuhillia state enterprise in Chervonohrad on February 6. “First there will be plans, then we will discuss them with the…