Russian authorities have started denying coalminers new licenses because of the accident and safety risks. MMK and PMH are operating at the Nikitinskiy Verkhniy site in Kuzbass – the former has some 130 million tons of deposits, while the latter intends to start mining at the site with 200 million tons. But the Ministry of…
In April Ukraine mined 2.706 million tons of coal, down by 22.3% YoY. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, coking coal output decreased by 25%, to 2.309 million tons. In January-April coal output dropped by 3.3%, to 13.66 million tons. In 2016 Ukraine mined 40.864 million tons of coal, up by 2.8%…
On May 4, the Novovolynsk miners met the deputies of the people’s deputy Igor Guz to discuss the salary debt problems. According to the chairman of the local miners union Anatoly Mukhomedzhanov, the miners have not received 30% of the February payment, and 100% of March and April salary. So far the debt amounts to…
In January-April Ukraine imported 4832.316 thousand tons of coal valued at $770.936 million, down by 9.7% and up by 66.2% YoY respectively. April saw coal imports at $201.304. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied $433.931 million worth of coal (56.29% of the total), USA – $159.502 million (20.69%), Australia – $54.702 million (7.1%),…
In March the salary debt to state miners increased by 46.5% MoM, or by 20.222 million UAH, to 63.682 million UAH. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, as of March 1, the debt was 43.46 million UAH, and as of April 1 – 63.682 million UAH. As of January 1, the debt…
Ukrainian companies seized by the terrorist organizations of Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, supported by Russia, start to shut down. “Anthracite coal, mined there, is needed neither by them, nor by Russia. They have enough of their own coal. The only way is to shut down. The mine named after Zasyadko is shut down, employees…
The stock of anthracite coal at thermal power plants in a week decreased by 22.9%, to 30.5 thousand tons. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, all coal grades stocks at the thermal and heating power plants decreased in a week by 13.7%, to 90.6 thousand tons. At the same time stocks of…
In January-March Ukraine mined 10 million tons of coal, down by 3.3% YoY, or by 327.8 thousand tons. In particular, power-generating coal output reached 8.6 million tons, up by 7.8% YoY, or by 616.8 thousand tons, coking coal – 1.8 million tons, down by 13.9%, or by 289 thousand tons. Despite the total increase in…