According to the data released by the Russian Federation's Federal State Statistics Service, in 2007 the country registered a 1.4 percent rise in coal mining output and a 2.4 percent rise in iron ore mining output year on year. The respective figures in metric tons were 315 million and 105 million.
In addition, during the same period Russia produced 33.8 million metric tons of coke - up 3.5 percent, 59.6 million metric tons of pig iron - up 2.4 percent, and 8.7 million metric tons of steel pipes - up 10.2 percent, all compared to the previous year.