Polish Energy Minister Krzysztof Tchorzewski assured that the authorities would probe into coal supplies from the areas of Donbas temporarily occupied by Russian proxy forces and further such supplies would be banned, Ukrainian Energy Minister Ihor Nasalyk said. “When we met with the minister, we noted this issue, and we received assurances that a full-fledged…
The Kostanay region has started implementing the project to mine coal at the pit No. 2 of the Kushmurunskoye deposits. Investments are expected on the level of 209.5 billion tenge, and the site will be developed for 45 years. Overall coal output will reach 188.2 million tons. 519 jobs will be created. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September Amur region yielded 2.4 million tons of coal. Amursky Ugol carries on its program to modernize mining and transport machinery. Thus, new bulldozers appeared at Yerkovetksy and Severo-Vostochniy pits. In 2018 the program will continue. Yerkovetsky pit was put into operation in 1991, Severo-Vostochniy pit – in 1932. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September Krasnoyarskugol mined 4.4 million tons of power-generating coal, up by 12% YoY. The increase is explained by the positive dynamics on the coal market. Analysts say that coal consumption by major power companies has increased, as have the exports. “Coal remains the cheapest and the most trusted type of fuel. According to our…
Miners of the Neryungrinsky pit, a part of Yakutugol, have shipped the 350-millionth ton of coal since the company has been put into operation. The previous milestone – 340 million tons – was reached in 2016. The first train with coking coal was sent to consumers on October 26, 1978. (Ukrainian metal)
Russian coal exports in January-September increased by 5.4% YoY, to 138.449 million tons, the Ministry of Energy of Russia statistics showed. In September, the commodity exports totaled 15,257,000 tons. Coal mining in the nine-month period reached 299,193,000 tons, with 260,204,800 tons delivered. (PortNews/Ukrainian metal)
Ukraine will not be able to import coal from Poland in this heating season, as the country is in need of coal imports itself. According to the energy programs director at the Center for world economy and international relations of the National academy of sciences of Ukraine Valentin Zemlyansky, recently Poland has started importing coal…
In January-September Ukraine produced 26.15 million tons of coal, down by 11.5% YoY. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, coking coal output dropped by 22.9%, to 5.049 million tons, power-generating coal – by 8.3%, to 21.1 million tons. In September coal output totaled 2.544 million tons, down by 27.6% YoY. Coal enterprises…