In January-June by-product coke plants imported 5.67 million tons of coking coals and coal concentrate, up by 17% YoY, with 0.91 million tons imported in June, up by 1% MoM. Ukrainian coal deliveries reached 1.45 million tons, down by 12%, with 210 thousand tons supplied in June, down by 3% MoM. 743 thousand tons of…
The Georgian Industrial Group (GIG), the largest industrial holding in Georgia owning Saknakhshiri coal mining company, is ready to gift the company to the state in the wake of the fatal incident in the Tkibuli Mindeli Mine, which claimed the lives of four miners and left six others with severe injuries. GIG states that despite…
Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze has announced the closure of Mindeli coal mine where four died and six injured as a result of a methane explosion on July 16. “I express my wholehearted condolences to the families of the victims in this difficult moment. The state cannot allow the vulnerability of health and life…
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law introducing amendments to the law on Ukraine’s state budget for 2018 regarding the proper financing of the state sector of the coal industry. A total of 261 MPs voted for the for adoption of draft law No. 8362 at the first reading and as a whole, with technical…
The power-generating company Centerenergo intends to import 1.5 million tons of coal via seaports from September 1, 2018 till May 31, 2019. 600 thousand tons of coal will be imported via the Nikolayev trade port of Yuzhniy and TIS-Terminal LLC each, and 300 thousand tons via the Chernomorsk sea trade port. The expected cost of…
In June Amur region mined the 550-millionth ton of coal. The region started mining coal in 1932, while prospecting works were carried out as far back as 1909. In 86 years of operation, 28 coal pits have been commissioned. In Particular, the Severo-Viostochniy pit was put into operation in 1932. It now mines over 1…
The Vostsibugol Company LLC intends to invest 1 billion rubles in the development of the Southeastern part of the South block of the Quarry field No. 1 of the Mugunskoye deposits in Irkutsk region. The mining is expected to begin in 2020. In 2021 the planned annual capacity of 2.5 million tons will be reached.…
In 2018 DTEK Energo plans to increase gas-group coal output by 5-7% YoY, to 24-24.6 million tons. According to the company CEO Dmitry Sakharuk, this year DTEK will import up to 2 million tons of coal, including 1 million tons for the Lugansk Power Plant (from anthracite mines in Russia) and for Krivoy Rog PP,…