KIEV, Nov. 4 - Ukraine's coal mining enterprises, according to preliminary data, reduced coal production by 3.5% or 2.518 million tons in January-October 2013 year-over-year, to 68.648 million tons.
A source in the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry said that mining of coking coal for the period decreased by 5.2% or 1.081 million tons, to 19.572 million tons, steam coal by 2.8% or 1.437 million tons, to 49.076 million tons.
The coal mining companies managed by the ministry reduced coal production by 4.6% or 949,600 tons in January-October this year, to 19.677 million tons. Coking coal production decreased by 8.6% or 518,500 tons, to 5.485 million tons, energy coal by 2.9% or 431,100 tons, to 14.192 million tons.
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