Late June brought reports that Mechel, one of Russia’s leading producers of coal, iron ore and steel, has re-started work on the construction of the US$1B railroad project to the Elga coalfield in Yakutia, situated in the country’s extreme northern region. Elga has reserves of 2.7 bt of coking coal and annual output is planned at 30 mtpa.
The contract for designing and constructing the railway spur track to link the Elga deposit to the national railway system was signed between Mechel and Transstroy Engineering Corporation, a subsidiary of Transstroy Design and Construction Company. Commissioning of the railway is planned for September 2010....
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