Ukraine: budget committee gives money to miners

The Verkhovnaya Rada budget committee has rearranged funds, which will allow paying salary to miners. “Some 306 million UAH will be spent to clear salary debts to miners”, Mikhail Volynets, the chairman of the Independent Miners Union of Ukraine, wrote on his Facebook page. In particular, Mirnogradugol, where employees of only one mine were paid…

Russia: Yakutugol gets new director

Sergey Belan, the ex-director of Moskoks, a part of Mechel, has been appointed the managing director of Yakutugol, also a part of Mechel. The previous managing director Igor Khafizov was in August appointed director of Mechel-Mining in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Pavel Stark, Mechel-Mining LLC CEO, said: “The new managing director of Yakutugol Sergey…

Kazakhstan to limit coal export

Kazakhstan offered to limit the export of coal for the period of preparation for the heating season. This proposal was received from the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Electric Stations JSC informed that there are no problems with the supply of Kazakh coal to the Bishkek Heating and Power Station: 261,119 tons…