Southern Kuzbass sees 8.8 percent rise in coal output in Jan-Sept

In the January-September period of the current year, Southern Kuzbass Coal Company, a subsidiary of the Russian mining and steel producing group Mechel,  saw a 8.8 percent year-on-year rise in its coal output to 11.023 million mt, including 4.894 million mt of coking coal, according to the company's preliminary results.