Russia: Zabaykalye coal output up in 2017

Coal output in Zabaykalye region last year reached 21.3 million tons, up by 2.4% YoY. According to the regional Ministry of Nature, Razrez Tugnuysky, Razrez Kharanorsky, Priargunskoye Mining and Chemical Enterprise, Chitaugol and Arctic Developments are the leaders of the industry. In 2016 the region mined 20.8 million tons of coal. (Ukrainian metal)

Russia: Elgaugol output up in 2017

Elgaugol, a part of Mechel, in 2017 mined 4.2 million tons of coal, up by 12% YoY. “We were able to increase output mostly thanks to the new machinery and the program of capital repairs. In 2018 we plan to increase output to 5.3 million tons. For this we will purchase new machines”, Mechel-Mining mining…

Russia: Kuzbass coal output up in 2017

In 2017 Kuzbass coal output increased by 6.2% YoY, to 241.5 million tons, including 65 million tons of coking coal and 176.5 million tons of power-generating coal. The regional factories last year processed 161.6 million tons of coal, up by 1.8 million tons YoY, including 59.1 million tons of power-generating coal (33% of the total…

Russia: Kuzbassrazrezugol coal output up in 2017

In 2017 Kuzbassrazrezugol mined over 46.3 million tons of coal, up by 4.5% YoY. In particular, coking coal mining reached 6.2 million tons. Sales totaled 42 million tons, up by 5.7% YoY, with 29.5 million tons (70.2% of the total volume) exported. 12.6 million tons were supplied to the domestic market. The company factories processed…

Russia: Yakutia coal output up

In 2017 the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) mined 16.82 million tons of coal, up by 41.5% from the 2013 results. The increase has to do with the investment projects, in particular, of Kolmar – at $1 billion. At first the company mine coking coal and sold it as power-generating coal at low price. But then…

Russia: Chukotka coal output up in 2017

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)