Mechel OAO in making progress on developing
the Elga coking coal deposit. At the
beginning of February, two heavy machinery
convoys had already reached the Upper
Ulak railway construction site (Amur
Region). The equipment will be used to
develop the Elga coking coal deposit. There
will be five equipment and machinery convoys
in total. They are expected to deliver all
necessary equipment and materials to start
construction of the open-pit mine and mining
operations before April 2010. First coal
is expected to be mined in November 2010.
“Development of the Elga coal deposit
will be a complex and multifaceted project,”
said Vladimir Polin, senior vice president,
Mechel OAO. “The construction progress
is affected by both weather conditions
and geography.”
Mechel hopes to mine 200,000 mt/y
coal this year, and in 2011, the company
expects to increase this level to 1 million mt.
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