Vostokugol fuel company produces first million tons of coal in 2020

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LUGANSK, February 26 (Lugansk Media Centre) - The Vostokugol fuel company has produced 1 mln tons of coal in 2020.

"The Vostokugol fuel company miners have produced first million tons of coal since the beginning of the year," the company's report said.

In 2020, it took the enterprise 74 days to accomplish the same goal, this year it took only 51 days.

Six mine directorates are operating within the Vostokugol fuel company.

The major part of the first million tons was attributed to Yasenevskoye, Krasnodonskoye and Sverdlovskoye directorates.

The company detailed that 10 coal faces had been launched in 2020, boosting the production.

Currently, 21 coal faces are being exploited; 12 new are planned to be introduced.