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Vostochnaya Mining Co. has produced 1 million t of coal since the beginning of the year at the Solntsevsky coal mine, a key production asset located in the Uglegorsk region. The average daily production level in January – February amounted to 26 000 t. In accordance with the production plan, the maximum monthly figure will be reached in mid-2021 and will exceed 1 million t.
“This year we have much more tasks than the previous one. It s not just about the production targets that we intend to meet. In parallel with the production, we are preparing the opencast for integration into a single production complex of the VGK. This is due to the construction of the main coal conveyor, which will connect the main production sites – the Solntsevsky coal mine and the Shakhtersk coal seaport,” commented Alexey Sharabarin, Director of the Solntsevsky coal mine.