Cat® Longwall System Helps Russian Coal Mine Set Record

The Russian Yalevskogo mine operated by the Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) recently surpassed the national monthly coal production record. The mine produced 1,407.30 metric tonnes of raw coal from one single longwall face (seam No. 50) in May 2017 to set an all-time record, exceeding the national record of 1,050,452 tonnes that it set in August 2016.

The mine is located in the Kuzbass region, the source of much of Russia’s coal exports. In 2016 the Yalevskogo mine had an annual production of more than 4.5 million tonnes of steam coal.

The record performance was obtained without any lost time injuries on the face with full compliance to the national safety laws.

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