Ukraine: Donetsk region coalmine on fire

In the evening on November 13, a fire broke out at a coalmine in Donetsk region due to a power surge. There were 45 miners underground at the time of the emergency. No combustion products entered the mine workings. The fire was extinguished within an hour and power was restored to the mine. (Government portal/Ukrainian…

Kazakhstan: coal export right to be limited

The Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development works on pushing for an order limiting the right to export coal. “In September, we’re to push for an order giving the right to export coal only to relevant subjects, that is, enterprises that were previously involved in coal production, their subsidiaries and companies that were involved…

Ukraine: Svyato-Varvarinskaya Factory reconstructs flotation department

The Svyato-Varvarinskaya Processing Factory, a part of Metinvest and Pokrovvuhillya, has finished reconstructing its flotation department with increasing the high-quality products output. The modernization lasted for four years. The precondition for the reconstruction was the change in the coal contents. The number of lower classes of coal began growing. It was impractical and expensive to…