The Energy and Coal Industry Ministry has stated that wage debts totaling UAH 500 million will be paid off to miners until the end of the week. Deputy Energy Minister Anatoliy Korzun said this during Government Question Hour meeting held in Parliament. “We’re considering the issue of state support, and also funds are being received…
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…
In January-September Kuzbassrazrezugol produced 34.8 thousand tons of coal, up by 4.5% YoY. Coking coal accounted for 4.6 million tons, up by 1.6% from the target. Baykaimskaya mine yielded the most coking coal – 850 thousand tons. Since the start of the year the company has shipped 31.4 million tons of coal to consumers, with…
In January-September DTEK increased purchases of coal from Lviv and Volyn region mines by 6.3%, to 521 thousand tons. According to the company statement, the growth has to do with the increase in electricity output at combined heat and power plants operating on the gas coal. In September Western Ukraine mines supplied DTEK with 75…
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 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…
The state enterprise Mine named after Surgay (Donetsk region) has ordered the Tekhpostavka LLC the delivery of equipment for rock drilling valued at 3.67 million UAH. By the end of the year the company will have supplied a number of cutting tools and holding devices. In June Surgay Mine bought 100 thousand UAH worth of…
On November 1 the Arbitrary court of Rostov region will start reviewing the claim to declare the Obukhovskoye Mine Group insolvent. The mine group is a part of DTEK. The basis of the claim is the mine group debt of 6.7 million rubles. The Obukhovskoye Mine Group is mining for anthracite. As of August 23,…