Russia: Solntsevskiy Pit coal output up in Q1 2018

The largest coalmining enterprise of the Sakhalin – Solntsevskiy Coal Pit – is increasing output. In January-March it mined 1.5 million tons, up 3.7-fold YoY. In February the miners set a regional record having obtained 650 thousand tons of coal. Last year the enterprise received a new KomatsuPC-3000 excavator with the ladle volume of 16…

Ukraine: coal mining down in Q1 2018

In January-March Ukraine mined 8.359 million tons of coal, up by 19.3% YoY. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, coking coal output dropped by 9.9%, to 1.614 million tons, and that of power-generating coal – by 21.3%, to 6.744 million tons. In March coal mining grew by 1.3%, to 3.024 million tons.…