OREANDA-NEWS. November 28, 2007. The Beryozovskaya Mine, managed by Severstal-Resurs, OAO Severstal’s mining division, won approval on Tuesday November 27 2007 for the right to use subsoil in the Beryozovsky Deep Block of the Beryozovo-Biryulinskoye Coal Field (Kemerovo District, Kemerovo Region).

The boundaries of the licensed block directly adjoin the existing mining allotment of the Beryozovskaya Mine, so the acquired block will be added to the main mine field. It will enable the mine’s reserves to be considerably increased. According to Federal Subsurface Management Agency (Rosnedra), the coal reserves of grade К and КО in this block make up 111.2 million tons.