Mechel Reports Launch of New Longwall at Southern Kuzbass
22 August 2019 - 2:30PM
Mechel PAO (MOEX: MTLR, NYSE:
MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals
companies, reports launching Longwall 0-17-18 at V.I. Lenina
Underground Mine, which is part of Southern Kuzbass Coal
Company.
The new longwall’s industrial coking coal
reserves are estimated at 560,000 tonnes. The longwall is 190
meters long, with an average seam height of three meters, the
extraction panel is approximately 730 meters.
The longwall is equipped with a 130-section
powered support system, a cutter-loader, a burr mill, a pitcar
loader and a longwall conveyor. All equipment is up to modern
safety standards.
Investment in the project totaled approximately
400 million rubles.
“The new longwall’s launch will enable us to
drastically increase the mine’s output capacity and coking coal
mining volumes. The monthly load is planned at 70-80,000 tonnes.
The coal will be supplied to Russian and foreign steelmakers,”
Mechel Mining Management OOO’s Chief Executive Officer Igor
Khafizov noted.
Mechel PAOEkaterina VidemanTel: + 7 495 221 88
88ekaterina.videman@mechel.com
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America, and Africa. Mechel unites producers of coal, iron ore
concentrate, steel, rolled products, ferroalloys, heat and electric
power. All of its enterprises work in a single production chain,
from raw materials to high value-added products.
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