Kazakhstan is among the top ten countries with the largest coal reserves in the world, according to the Ministry of Industry and Construction. “Today, we have 33.6 billion tons of coal reserves. This is data obtained during geological exploration. Kazakhstan is among the top ten countries in the world in terms of coal reserves. Our…
Kazakhstan mined 109.8 million tons of coal in 2024, the Industry and Construction Minister Yerssaiyn Nagaspayev told the Government meeting. Of them 8.6 million tons of coal were supplied for domestic needs and household. Power and heat plants remain the largest coal consumers with 65.7 million tons. Industrial enterprises used 6 million tons of coal,…
The Cabinet of Ministers proposes to introduce a six-month ban on the export of coal by road, with the exception of Irkeshtam-Avtodorozhny and Torugart-Avtodorozhny road checkpoints. The corresponding draft resolution has been published for public discussion. It is noted that the ban applies to solid fuels classified by codes 2701 and 2702 of the EAEU…
The Samsonivska-Zakhidna mine, which until 2014 was considered the “mine of the future”, is in the critical condition, the chairman of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Artem Lysohor has said. After the occupation, the enterprise, located near Otamanivka, was given to a Russian investor for a symbolic price. Despite the previous promises of large-scale development,…
Kyrgyzstan’s businessman Nikolai Korobovsky was detained in Moscow on March 10, a source in law enforcement agencies reported. Russia’s Investigative Committee charges him with large-scale fraud. According to the source, a criminal case was initiated on December 28, 2024 following a complaint from Korobovsky’s business partner. “He was detained upon arrival in Moscow from Bishkek.…
The Ministry of Energy reported how many licenses for deposit development and exploration Kyrgyzkomur state enterprise had received. According to the press service of the ministry, 20 licenses were transferred to the state enterprise. In 2024, Kyrgyzkomur produced 1.6 million tons of coal. Stripping operations in the amount of 11.1 million cubic meters were also…
There were no vessels registered on January 17-31 in the port of the occupied Mariupol. At that time, repair work was carried out at the port. At the same time, cargo trains with coal arrived for unloading. On February 1, the Alfa M bulker docked at the port, registered for Aston Shiptrade from the Marshall…
The salary debts to employees of coal enterprises in Donetsk and Lugansk regions, which have been shut down due to the military activity, amount to around 500 million UAH. “In late last year we were able to considerably decrease the indebtedness,” the Energy Minister German Galuschenko has said. The ministry is working on employing miners…