A roof of the electrical shop on the territory of the Belozerskaya mine caught fire. According to the State Emergency Service, there were no casualties or injured. The firefighters extinguished the fire on the area of 20 square meters. 233 miners were evacuated to the surface. (Ukrainian metal)
On October 29 miners from across Ukraine intend to hold a protest meeting in Kyiv. They demand to clear their salary debts of $47 million. As of October 21 the debts to miners have reached 1.172 billion UAH. Verkhovna Rada has already passed the amendments to the state budget at the first reading. But the…
A mineworker has died in the western Georgian region of Chiatura. The tragic accident happened at the Darkveti mine at around 10 pm, claiming the life of Gaga Botchorishvili, 26. The Interior Ministry has launched an investigation to reveal the exact reason behind his death. In its recent report “No Year without Deaths’: A Decade…
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved of amendments to the state budget in 2019, having provided 1 billion UAH to pay salary to miners. In particular, 120 million UAH is envisioned to clear salary debts to Lisichanskugol miners. Earlier it was reported that some mines stopped operation over the non-payment of salary to the employees.…
Lugansk region miners have announced a strike and refuse to go underground until their salary debts are cleared. On October 8 employees of the Novodruzhevskaya mine, a part of Lisichanskugol, stopped extracting coal. The salary debt to them amounts to 120 million UAH. The employees of the nearby mine named after Kapustin have warned the…
The Cabinet of Ministers has proposed amendments to the 2019 state budget to provide UAH 1 billion in additional funding for the salaries of coal miners, according to the press service of the Energy and Environmental Protection Ministry. Also, improving the efficiency of enterprises, measures for modernizing and restructuring of the coal industry, introducing new…
On September 24 a 30-year miner was injured during preparatory works at the Lesnaya mine. Roof of the shaft collapsed and he received heavy injuries of chest, ribs and legs. According to preliminary information, the miners were not supposed to be at the place of the cave-in. (Ukrainian metal)
Russia’s investments in mining projects in Venezuela may amount to about $1 billion, according to materials for the upcoming negotiations between Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro. “First of all, there is a high interest in production of diamonds and gold. According to Venezuelan estimates, the amount of investment participation of…