Russia: Boshnyakovsky pit output down in 2018

In 2018 Boshnyakovsky Coal Pit LLC mined 880.3 thousand tons of coal in the Sakhalin region. The volume of rock removed was 18.7 million cubic meters. The work was carried out at the Soldatskiy-1 and Onnayskiy sites of the Boshnyakovskoye coal deposit. The output dropped by 2.3% YoY. The company owns 3 licenses to develop…

Russia: Kuzbass coal output up in 2018

In 2018 Kuzbass region extracted 255.3 million tons of coal, up by 5.7% YoY. In particular, pits yielded 165.8 million tons and mines – 89.5 million tons. The output of coking coal was 73.2 million tons, and power-generating coal – 182.1 million tons. Factories processed 182.1 million tons, up by 6.1%. (Ukrainian metal)