Russian Mining Industry since 1994
ISSN 1609-9192 (print)
ISSN 2587-9138 (online)
Dear colleagues, coal and ore miners of Russia!
This year, the coal industry and miners from other branches celebrate their professional holiday, the Miner's Day, in dramatic conditions of the CoVID-19 Pandemic, which brought physical, economic, social, ethical, and other changes to our lives. All of this could not but affect the coal and other mining companies. I must say that the miners, who always work in challenging conditions, have always been more organised and disciplined in any case. In this regard, it should be noted that the timely measures taken to offset the effects of the epidemic have virtually made it possible to avoid mass disease incidence and shutdown of mining operations. Unfortunately, the pandemic effects were accompanied by falling commodity prices, which made the economic condition of mining companies even more difficult. Almost all industrialized countries are experiencing a downturn in their economies, and this results in declining production of electrical power and metals, which ultimately determines the volume of coal and ore mining. read more...
