OREANDA-NEWS. By November 18 the national enterprises of the Ministry of Coal Industry of Ukraine have grassed 40 million tons of coal. It exceeds the plan by 1.4 million tons and is by 3 million 169 thousand tons more than extracted by this period last year.

In particular, against 2007 it has been extracted by 2 million 624 thousand tons more of steam coal and by 544 thousand tons more of coke coal.

Among the best mines are the state enterprises SverdlovAntracite and RovenkyAntracite of Luhansk region, every of which has extracted 5.3 million tons of coal from the year’s start and mines DobropillyaVuhillya (Dobropillya Coal) and MakiyivVuhillya (Makiyiv Coal) of Donetsk region where 3.5 and 3 million tons of coal have been mined.

Nowadays the task of coal extration has been successfully completed by 16 state associations out of 28. The growth of extraction to the annual plan has been achieved by miners of the state enterprise MakiyivVuhillya where the increase amounts 314 thousand tons, SverdlovAntracite – 293 thousand tons, mine department Donbas – 242 thousand tons.

By the end of 2008 the national enterprises of the Ministry of Coal are to extract not less than 6 million tons of coal and to reach general state of extracted solid fuel to 46 million tons. It is by 4 million tons more against the showings of 2007. Such a task was set before the branch by Minister of Coal Indusrty Viktor Poltavets during the last sitting of the Collegium of the Ministry of Coal Industry achieving the norm for every separate mine – not less than 500 tons of coal every 24 hours.

Present principal growth of coal against the last year’s is ensured by the state economic sector. The state proves that it can be an effective master if the branch is led by capable economic executives.