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By Roy Landersen January 18, 2021 Some 5,000 uranium miners at three mines in the Eastern Mining and Processing Plant in the Kirovograd region of Ukraine went on strike Dec. 16, organizing protests that blocked traffic on the main roads around the mines. The workers, members of the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine, demanded months of back pay amounting to $3 million. They also organized a delegation of miners Dec. 9 to protest outside the Cabinet of Ministers and Office of the President of Ukraine in Kyiv, the capital. The mine...

Advertisement Vostochnaya Mining Co. has begun assembling sections of the 23 km long mainline conveyor in the Russian Federation, which will connect the Solntsevsky coal mine with the Shakhtersk Coal seaport. Along with high economic efficiency, the project combines modern technologies, advanced environmental standards and safety. The object under construction is a complex of main conveyors, including reloading nodes and an overpass, consisting of three sections. The highway is located in a technological corridor that includes a service road, power supply and communication lines, lighting an...

Environmental News For The Week Ending 13December 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: Summary: New US Covid cases were at a record 247,737 on Friday on the worldometers site that I watch; that would be nearly 40% ...

Advertisement Vostochnaya Mining Co. has embarked on the second phase of a large-scale project to digitise all of its assets. After the start of the implementation of digital solutions at the Solntsevsky coal mine, the second key asset, the Shakhtersk coal seaport, was connected to the project. The company started the implementation of the digitalisation system in the port from the transport link. The modern geolocation system was equipped with 28 pieces of equipment operating in the port. The sensors were installed on all excavators, bulldozers and loaders. Further, the entire fleet will be ...

Ukrainian uranium mines shut down amidst protest wave, threatening radioactive contamination Three uranium mines have been shut down in the Kirovohrad region of central Ukraine over disputed payments between the state nuclear energy company Energoatom and the state-owned enterprise operating the mine, Eastern Mining and Processing. As a result of the alleged nonpayment, approximately 5,000 miners have been placed on unpaid leave. They are still owed approximately $5 million in months of back pay. The shuttering of the mines could also lead to an ecological catastrophe if the mines lose power ...