Kuzbass mines resume operations after power accident at substation

KEMEROVO. Sept 18 (Interfax) - Zarechnaya Mine and the Oktyabrsky mine site, part of JSC Power of Siberia Coal Company; S.M. Kirov Mine and Komsomolets Mine, part of JSC SUEK-Kuzbass; and Kostromovskaya Mine, part of MMK-Ugol LLC, have resumed operations following a power accident at the Zarechnaya-Novaya transformer substation that occurred on Saturday.

SUEK-Kuzbass told Interfax that the S.M. Kirov and Komsomolets mines were relaunched on September 17, 2023, at 5:30 a.m. local time, and "are operating at full capacity".

"The previous day, underground operations were suspended owing to a power accident at an external facility that is not part of SUEK, resulting in the main ventilation fans stopping. All workers left the underground operations in accordance with the instructions. There were no injuries," a company representative said.

A source at Power of Siberia also reported that the enterprises have resumed operations.

A representative at MMK-Ugol, controlled by Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK), told Interfax that the Kostromovskaya Mine had resumed operations and "is operating as usual".