OREANDA-NEWS. August 21, 2012. According to updated information, for 15 days of August, the Ukraine's coal mines have extracted 3 290.2 thousand tons of coal, which is 346.1 thousand tons (11.8%) exceeds the planned figure. Thus, at the enterprises subordinated to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, in 15 days of the current month, the actual coal mining amounted to 1016.8 thousand tons.

Since early 2012, Ukraine's coal mining enterprises have produced 53 571.5 thousand tons that 10 569.6 thousand tons (24.6%) exceeds a target and by 2817.4 thousand tons more against the same period last year.

The enterprises which are subordinated to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, since the beginning of this year, mined 15 288.7 thousand tons that 243 thousand tons (1.6%) exceeds a target indicator and by 104 thousand tons more than the corresponding figure of last year.

Recall, by results of Ukraine's coal mining companies' work in January-July 2012 it's produced coal by 2 754.2 thousand tons (or 5.8%) more as compared with the corresponding period of last year.