Russian metals producer Mechel has retained 23 million tons of coal as a production target for 2018 but does not rule out underperforming, CEO Oleg Korzhov said at an annual general meeting. “The plan to produce 23 million tons of coal stands, but it will be hard to meet it as of today. We will…
The Stepnaya mine of the DTEK Pervomayskoye Mine Group has commissioned the long face No. 175. Some 800 thousand tons of coal will be mined from the new long face in 10 months. The cost of repair and purchase of new machinery reached 153 million UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
Russian investigators are searching the office of coal producer Kuzbassrazrezugol, but the search is unrelated to the company’s operations, spokeswoman for parent holding Ural Mining Metallurgical Company (UMMC) Nina Pelevina reported. “Document withdrawal by officials of the Investigative Committee in the framework of an investigation of a criminal case directly unrelated to the producing activities…
In January-May the Republic of Buryatia mined 2.731 million tons of coal, up almost 2-fold YoY. Tugnuysky Pit provided 1.434 million tons of coal, while three companies – East-Siberian Mining Company, Coal Pit and Buryatia Mining and Ore Company – mined 1.298 million tons. Most of the coal mined is exported to the Asian-Pacific region…
The EU is ready to cooperate with Ukraine to reduce the risks in the energy sector, in particular, to assist in closing the exhausted and dangerous coalmines. “I congratulate Ukraine on including the tasks of decarbonization of its economy in the strategy until 2035. This means a cautious approach to solving the challenging issues in…
The prime cost of 1 ton of coal at some state mines exceeds 18 thousand UAH. “When people say of Rotterdam+, which is 2.5 thousand UAH, the state buys coal at 18 thousand UAH per ton”, the minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik said. In particular, the help to Selidovugol mines with the…
VNIGRIugol, a part of the state holding Rosgeologia, has begun the summer season at the Lakhskaya field in Sakhalin. The agreement on the work was concluded in autumn 2017. The specialists will have to examine the quality of the coal and determine its grade contents. (Ukrainian metal)
Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman intends to initiate inspection of state coalmines. According to him, state mines are now subsidized from the budget because of the difference in price of coal mining and its sales. This year the budget envisions 900 million UAH for state mines, but these funds have already been spent. “We understand that…