In January-November Ukraine imported 17.376 million tons of coal valued at $2431.05 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied $1370.08 million worth of coal (56.36%), USA – $603.79 million (24.84%), Canada – $149.86 million (6.16%), and other countries – $307.3 million (12.64%). At the same time Ukraine exported some $54.828 million worth of…
Vostsibugol has started industrial development of Nygdinskaya site and intends to mine some 60 thousand tons of coal in December. The coal mined will be processed at the Kasyanovskaya factory or sent directly to local consumers. Vostsibugol won the auction to develop the site in 2013, having paid 2.85 million rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-November Amursky Ugol mined 3.1 million tons of coal. Out of the total volume the Severo-Vostochny pit yielded 1.2 million tons, up by 12% YoY. Yerkovetsky pit miners obtained 1.9 million tons of coal. This year the company has supplied over 1 million tons of coal to utility and housing enterprises of the Amur…
Officials in Kyrgyzstan discussed how to reduce the price of local coal, the State Committee of Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use reported. Currently, four companies in two shifts are working at an open pit in Kara-Keche. Every day 4,500-5,000 tons of coal are mined. There is a checkpoint guarded by the police at the entrance.…
A local resident Jeenbek Kurbanov was killed in coalmine No. 5 in the rural district Uch-Korgon of Kadamdzhai district. When descending into the mine, the rope broke off, and the man fell from a height of 15 meters. The Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed the information, adding that the body had been taken out by…
Residents of Min-Kush village (Naryn region) held protest against the development of open-pit coalmines. According to them, in the last two days, the inhabitants of Ming-Kush had to block the way to mines in order to attract the attention of officials. As the protesters noted, they believed that coalmining caused irreparable harm to the environment.…
Evraz has put a new long face 3-38 in operation at its Alardinskaya mine. The face reserves are some 2.8 million tons of coking coal. The mining is carried out at the depth of 240 meters. Until December 2018 the miners intend to extract around 240 thousand tons of coal per month. (Ukrainian metal)
The Cabinet of Ministers has confirmed the creation of the state enterprise National Coal Company. It will unite 19 state enterprises, which include 33 state mines. The creation of this state enterprise will optimize the structure of coalmining companies by uniting them in a single legal entity and improving mines efficiency. In 2017 the state…