Mechel PAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports launching Longwall 0-17-16 at V.I. Lenina underground mine, which is part of Southern Kuzbass Coal Company. The new longwall’s industrial coal reserves are estimated at 650,000 t of valuable coking coal grades. The longwall is 200 m long, and the extraction panel is approximately 800 m.

Mining at the longwall will be conducted by a stoping complex including a stoping machine, a longwall conveyor, a 130-section powered support system and a beam stage loader unit. All equipment is up to modern safety standards. Investment in the project totalled 230 million rubles.

“The launched longwall will yield high-quality coking coal with low ash content, which is much in demand both domestically and internationally,” Mechel Mining Management OOO’s Chief Executive Officer Pavel Shtark noted.