August 29, 2008

Russian Coal mines 1.175 million tonnes at Inskoye in 2007

Interfax reported that Russian Coal units developing the Inskoye deposit in the Kemerovo region mined 1.175 million tonnes of coal in 2007. The Zadubrovsky open pit mine produced 1.083 million tonnes of coal and removed 5.116 million cubic meters of overburden.

The company is considering in the next few years making the Belorussky pit a section of Zadubrovsky, which will mine the No 9 coal seam.

It was reported earlier that the company invested 384 million rubles in the construction of the Belorussky mine, which has reserves of 13 million tonnes of coal and design capacity to produce 500,000 tonnes per year.

Russian Coal owns coal assets in the Rostov region, Kemerovo region, Khakasia and Amur region.