Pokrovskoye Mine Administration (Donetsk Oblast), the largest coking coal producer in Ukraine and a part of Metinvest Group, produced 3.5 million tons of coking coal in January-August this year.
“Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the miners’ work in Pokrovsk is a real feat. We have not stopped production for a single day. Despite the circumstances, the teams are working hard and achieving significant results. Since the beginning of this year alone, we have produced over 3.5 million tons of coal and sank more than 8 km of mine workings,” said Yuriy Ryzhenkov, CEO of Metinvest, during a visit to Pokrovskoye.
As reported earlier, Pokrovskoye produced 2 million tons of coking coal in 5 months of 2014.
“Metinvest has established Metinvest Pokrovskugol, which manages the enterprises of the Pokrovske Coal Group (PGC). The company includes, among others, Pokrovskoye Mine Administration and Svyato-Varvarinskaya Concentrator.