Raspadskaya Group launches longwall with reserves of 870,000 tonnes of coking coal

KEMEROVO. Oct 16 (Interfax) - The Raspadskaya-Koksovaya mine, part of PJSC Raspadskaya , has launched a longwall with reserves of 870,000 tonnes of coking coal, the group's press service said.

There are plans to exhaust the reserves fully within 15 months. The face is 495 meters in length, and mining is underway at a depth of 650 meters.

As reported, Raspadskaya-Koksovaya mines K brand coking coal, and it is the most complicated mine in Kuzbass regarding mining and geological conditions.