Mikhail Volynets, the chairman of the Confederation of Free Unions, reports that over 50 miners of Lisichanskugol (Lugansk region) are striking underground. “In particular 31 miners from the mine named after Kapustin and 21 miners from the Novodruzheskaya mine are on strike”, he wrote on his Facebook page. “The administration has forbidden other miners to…
In January-April two coalmining enterprises of Lugansk region considerably decreased output. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, Lisichanskugol output dropped by 29.4% YoY, to 67.5 thousand tons of coal, and Pervomayskugol – by 38.2%, to 78.3 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Privolnyanskaya mine has resumed coal mining. According to Lisichanskugol statement, 11 months ago there was a fire at the mine and the operation stopped. On April 17, the mine yielded the first coal. (Ukrainian metal)
This year the Ministry of finances has to pay the State Bank of China 348.53 million UAH under the loan agreement with Lisichanskugol, provided by the bank under state guarantees in December 2011. The bank gave $85 million with 7.05% interest rate for 9 years to modernize the mine named after Melnikov. As of March…
Lisichanskugol has ordered the Promtorg Company LLC the delivery of filtering equipment valued at 8.06 million UAH. This year the miners will receive 300 self-rescuers at 8326 UAH apiece and 2 thousand chargers to training self-rescuers at 2781 UAH apiece. In open sources the self-rescuers are almost twice cheaper. Last year Lisichanskugol bought the chargers…
The minister of energy and coal industry has told the chairman of the Independent Miners Union in Lisichansk Edward Vsevolodsky, that the ministry would without doubt clear all the Lisichanskugol miners salary debts. The minister vowed to clear debts in a couple of days. The state owes Lisichansk miners 70 million UAH. The debts originated…
The oldest mine of Lisichansk – that named after Melnikov – has assembled the new coal conveyor. The works were financed by the Ministry of energy and coal industry within the program of Lisichanskugol support. The renovation of the conveyor allows putting into operation the first Northern face, yielding 700 tons of energy-generating coal per…
Salary debts for December 2015 to the employees of the state enterprise Lisichanskugol have not been completely cleared. In addition, the miners are still awaiting 15% of April, May, June, July, August and September 2016 salaries. Thus, the total debt to the miners equals their monthly payment. “Problems with timely payment of salary at state…