Ukraine seeks to import 2.5-3 million tons of anthracite from the United States, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk has said. “We have received information that we can supply around 2.5-3 million tons of coal from the United States. I as minister has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of State asking…
It is not profitable to use Kazakh coal after the modernization of Bishkek HPP, the expert Rasul Umbetaliev said on April 3. According to him, the government offers Electric stations JSC to purchase 550,000 tons of Kazakh coal. Chairman of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use Duishenbek Zilaliev has repeatedly stated that…
The Ministry of energy and coal industry initiates the implementation of the laboratory control of imported coal not to allow deliveries of coal from the terrorists-taken mines on the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. “Each mine is like a fingerprint: coal deposits have a unique geological and chemical formula, and the laboratory…
Beringpromugol, a part of Tigers Realm Coal Limited (Australia), developing the Fandyushkinskoye pole deposits in Chukotka, in Q1 intends to mine 80 thousand tons of coal. According to the financial director Denis Kurochkin, in January-February the company sent 45 thousand tons of coal from the deposit to the Beringovsky port, and plans to ship 35…
In February coal transportation via railroad reached a monthly record of 28.7 million tons, up by 8.3% YoY. And in January-February railroad transported 60.1 million tons of coal, up by 9.1% YoY. The increase was provided by the growth of exports by 15% YoY. The highest increase was witnessed in the destination of Japan (by…
Ukraine’s Energy and Coal Industry Ministry predicts that as of May 1, anthracite coal stocks will be 182,600 tons, down by 63% from March 29 (494,100 tons). According to the document posted on its website, gas coal stocks as of May 1, would total 1.321 million tons, up by 0.2% from March 29 (1.318 million…
Exports of coal from the Arctic terminal Chaika (Dikson) by the Northern Sea Route will make 1 million tons in 2017, Vadim Bugayev, Director General of VostokCoal (VostokUgol Management Company), said. According to him, this volume does not include cargo going back to the Taimyr Peninsula. Key consumers of the anthracite coal from the field…
The State Property Fund of Ukraine intends to sell several mines this year. 5 mines are being made ready for privatization, according to the fund chairman Igor Bilous. “There are some 5 objects. The mines to be privatized are complex and economically burdened objects. There is a special law on mine privatization. They do not…