In 2017 the Stepnoy pit, a part of Russky Ugol, mined 4.2 million tons of power-generating coal. The pit was commissioned in 1993. Coal processing increased by 3%, to 3.5 million tons. In 2017 Russky Ugol began the reconstruction of the pit processing factory. When it is finished, the capacity will grow by 1 million…
In 2017 Amur Ugol mined 3.4 million tons of coal, having exceeded their manufacturing plan by 3%. The Severo-Vostochny pit, one of the oldest in the Far East, increased output by 10% YoY, to 1.4 million tons. It was put in operation in 1932. Over 2 million tons were mined at the relatively young Yerkovetsky…
In 2017 Chukotka Autonomous District mined 445.3 thousand tons of coal, up by 93% YoY. The considerable increase was reached thanks to the commissioning of the Fandyushkinskoye pole deposits in December 2016. The license is owned by Beringpromugol LLC. Last year the company mined 255.88 thousand tons of coal there. (Ukrainian metal)
Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Kistion says Ukraine in 2017 almost halved consumption of anthracite coal whose stocks in Ukraine are insufficient, having used 4.8 million tons of anthracite at its thermal power plants. “In 2017 Ukraine consumed slightly more than half of anthracite coal compared to 2016. If in 2016 we burnt 8.9…
Export of Russian coal in 2017 increased by 4% YoY, to 185.136 million tons, the Ministry of Energy said. The commodity exports volume in December 2017 reached 15.082 million tons. Coal mining in December 2017 amounted to 36.097 million tons, of which 32.821 million tons were delivered. (PortNews/Ukrainian metal)
In 2017 the Russkiy Ugol Company mined 14.1 million tons of power-generating coal, up by 4% YoY. Krasnoyarsk region pits provided 6.5 million tons of coal, Republic of Khakasia – 4.2 million tons, and Amur region – 3.4 million tons. Pereyaslavsky pit in Krasnoyarsk region increased output by 8% YoY, to 5.6 million tons, while…
In 2017 Russkiy Ugol mined 842 thousand tons of coal in Krasnoyarsk region, up by 4% from the plan and by 7% YoY. The increase is the result of the new machinery acquisition. Thus, the company purchased 55-ton BelAZ trucks, Komatsu excavators and bulldozers. Russkiy Ugol started developing the Sayano-Partizansky pit in 1991, but only…
In 2017 Tajikistan mined 1.7 million tons of coal, having set a record. 18 enterprises mine for coal in the republic. The 4 largest promised to mine 1.5 million tons of coal. Other companies obtained some 200 thousand tons. For the past four years Tajikistan has been mining record-high volumes of coal: 870 thousand tons…
