In January-July Chukotka Autonomous District mined 257.68 thousand tons of coal, down by 23% YoY. In particular Beringpromugol mined 130.5 thousand tons of coal at the Fandyushkinskoye Pole deposits. (Ukrainian metal)
Coal mining in January-July decreased by 6.9% YoY, to 21.05 million tons. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, state mines yielded 2.8 million tons of coal, down by 21.7% YoY. In July Ukraine mined 2.6 million tons of coal, with state mines yielding only 390 thousand tons. DTEK Dobropolyeugol increased output by…
According to the Association of Sea Trade Ports, the Russian seaports throughput in January-July increased by 10.5% YoY, to 449.7 million tons. Coal has demonstrated the highest dynamics – 89.3 million tons, up by 16%. At the same time ferrous metal throughput decreased by 1.3%, to 16.6 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
The damage to the Gorlovka – Toretskoye water pipeline resulted in flooding of mines, and because of methane the citizens of Toretsk are under constant threat of explosion and gas poisoning. The pipeline was damaged in early January as the result of the shelling. And the water is flooding the Yuzhnaya mine and mine named…
Over 70% of coal, illegally taken from the occupied territories of Donbass to Russia, are then exported through 2 companies, connected with brothers Alexander and Sergei Melnichuks. The former is the “deputy energy minister” of the so-called Lugansk People’s Republic, a terrorist organization, created and supported by Russia, while the latter legally trades in coal…
Substantial construction works have been completed on the inclined conveyor barrel of the Vorgashorskaya mine of Vorkutaugol, one of the largest coal mining companies in Russia, a subsidiary of Severstal. The company has started the preparation of the coalmine, from which coking coal will be mined. The construction of ICB unit at the Vorgashorskaya mine…
A concept for reforming the country’s coal industry until 2020 approved by the government envisages the creation of state-owned enterprise National Coal Company, which will receive 33 state-owned coalmines, Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Kistion said at a first meeting of the interagency working group for settling crisis in coal industry. “It is easy to solve…
Rail transportation of coal exported from Russia in January-June increased by 16.4% YoY, to 94.8 million tons. The railway transport statistics show that the largest coal exports volume was hauled to the Far East regional ports and border crossings points. According to Rosstat, in the first half of 2017 coal production in Russia increased by…
