Russia: coal output down in February 2020

In February Russia mined 32.6 million tons of coal, down by 6.6% YoY. Deliveries to the domestic market grew by 1.4%, to 15.82 million tons, while exports fell by 12%, to 12.68 million tons, and imports increased by 3%, to 1.69 million tons. In January-February coal output decreased by 7.5% YoY, to 66.54 million tons.…

Russia: Bikinskoye coal output down in 2019

Luchegorsky Coal Pit (LUR), developing the Bikinskoye coal deposit in Primorye region, in 2019 extracted 4.395 million tons of coal, down by 14% YoY. The company employed two contractors – SK-Universal LLC and Petrotrade-M LLC. LUR extracted 3.213 million tons of coal, Petrotrade-M – 391 thousand tons and SK-Universal – 790 thousand tons. The decrease…

Ukraine: coal output down in February 2020

In February, Ukraine produced over 2.55 million tons of coal, down by 0.2% from the target. The Coal Miners Union of Ukraine reported this with a reference to the data provided by the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry. Since the start of the year, coalmining enterprises of all forms of ownership have produced 5,204,410 tons…

Russia: coal output in Buryatia up in 2019

In 2019 coal output in Buryatia increased by 35.4% YoY, to 7.161 million tons. Nikolskoye coal deposit, developed by Razrez Tugnuiskiy, accounted for the largest volumes. The company extracted 4.332 million tons of coal, up by 89%. Until 2021 the company intends to start mining 16 to 18 million tons of coal per year due…