The Ministry of energy expects coal exports to grow by 6.3-9.4% YoY in 2017, to 175-180 million tons. In 2016 Russia exported 164.6 million tons of coal, up by 8.7% YoY. The ministry also expects coal output to reach 395 million tons this year, up by 2.4% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
Uskovskaya mine is one of the best coal enterprises of Kuzbass as to output. 1 million tons of coal have been mined from two long faces – 50-10 and 50-08 (put into operation in May). The target was reached in 4 months. Each month the miners yield 250 thousand tons of coal. The first 1…
Poland’s Weglokoks has no plans to import coal from Russia, the company said in a statement following a report by newspaper Rzeczpospolita that it plans to do so due to the lack of own production. “There are many possible directions of coal imports. They are currently being analyzed, but preliminary understanding of the markets already…
Poland’s Weglokoks plans to import Russian coal. The company has already received consent from the government. Poland produces 80,000-110,000 tons of coal daily, but needs 150,000 tons. As a result, Poland can have an up to 5 million ton shortage in 2017. Weglokoks spokesman Pawel Cyz said that the company was considering various opportunities and…
The Sulyukta coal deposits have been put up for sale. According to the State committee on industry, energy and subsoil use, the starting price of site No. 5 is $3.8 thousand. According to the estimates, the reserves of the deposits are 381190.5 tons. The local site Vostochy has been put up for sale at $6154…
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has stated that Ukraine will purchase at least 2 million tons of coal from the United States. “We’ve agreed on American coal supplies from Pennsylvania at competitive prices, we will have the full assistance from the department of the Ministry of Trade and Energy, the new Administration and Congress that…
The ecological situation in Donbass is threatening, and the mines on the uncontrolled territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions are in critical situation. “7 mines are completely destroyed and cannot be restored. There are currently 115 Ukrainian mines on the occupied territories, from where the equipment has been stolen, some of them are flooded. The…
In the occupied Yenakievo (Donetsk region), the Russia-supported terrorists intend to flood the Poltavskaya and Yenakievskaya mines, which will result in the flooding of the Yuniy kommunar mine, where in 1979 an underground nuclear explosion was carried out. The electricity at the mines will be cut off on June 30, and the water will start…
