Raspadskaya Coal Company (
Raspadskaya), one of the largest
coking coal producers in
Russia, has announced that a new coalface at its
Raspadskaya underground mine was put into operation as a part of a program to increase coal
production.
With reserves of 428,000 mt, the new coalface is expected to produce 88,000 mt of coal per month with a planned lifetime of 4-5 months.
The
Raspadskaya underground mine currently operates on three longwalls. The fourth longwall is planned to be launched in August this year.