Coal output in Russia for the first six months of 2003 totalled 134.6 mt, up 12.6 per cent from the corresponding period a year ago. Of the total, 63.6 percent came from open-pit mines, according to Russian Energy Ministry press service (see also page 33).
The output rise in the January-June period was attributed to increased demand, especially over autumn and winter. Exports of coal in the same period came to 28 mt, up 41.1 per cent from the same period of 2002. In all, 247 km of new tunnelling were completed in the period, up 0.4 percent from the same period of 2002....
Read this item in full
This complete item is approximately 250 words in length, and appeared in the September/October 2003 issue of CoalTrans International, on page 14.
Full-access subscribers only:Click here to download this issue now in PDF format
Click here to buy this issue, and download it now in PDF format
Click here to subscribe to CoalTrans International
Click here for a sample back-issue of CoalTrans International
Read related items
Click on the links below to read other news and features related to this item.
