7 miners of the Krasnolimanskaya mine (Donetsk region) remained underground on December 26 protesting against the non-payment of the salary debts. As of early December 27 four miners remained underground. The management of the company claims it is looking for ways to pay salary. But the miners understand that if they don’t receive money today…
The Ministry of energy and coal industry of Ukraine is giving documents of Krasnolimanskaya state enterprise to the State Property Fund. According to the ministry decree, the department of corporate and property rights has to transfer the documents within 1 week. In 2015 Krasnolimanskaya mined 641.7 thousand tons of coal, down by 30.9% YoY. In…
The Ministry for energy and coal industry has almost completed the list of objects that it seems necessary to be sold. Among them is the state enterprise Krasnolimanskaya Coal Company.
As of November 8, Krasnolimanskaya Coal Company was switched to the life sustenance mode. Coal mining at the large company, employing over 4 thousand people, has been stopped. Official explanation is the ongoing accident aftermath liquidation.
The chairman of the Independent trade union of the miners of Ukraine Mikhail Volynets believes the labor safety level in the coal industry is rapidly falling, and could lead to increase of the fatal accidents at mines.
The Donetsk regional court of appeals has lowered the bail for the Krasnolimanskaya coal company CEO Konstantin Kiselev, detained for plunder. In particular he could be set free for 5 million UAH, instead of 20 million UAH.
By the decree of the Ministry for energy and coal industry Alexander Dubovik has been appointed the acting CEO of the Krasnolimanskaya coal company.
A gas-air mixture exploded at Krasnolimanskaya mine when the militarized mine-rescue squad of the Ministry for energy and coal industry was working there. One person was killed and two injured.
