Russia: Safmar to merge coal assets

Safmar intends to merge two of its coal assets – Kuzbass Fuel Company and Russkiy Ugol. The united asset will mine over 30 million tons of coal per year, with 20 million tons to be exported. Russkiy Ugol assets are situated in Amur and Krasnoyarsk regions, as well as the Republic of Khakasia. They comprise…

Ukraine: coal output down in November 2019

In November Ukraine produced over 2.75 million tons of coal, down by 8% from the target, the Coal Miners Union of Ukraine reported 2 with a reference to the data provided by the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry. “In November coal mining enterprises of Ukraine of all forms of ownership produced 2,754,546 tons of coal.…