Coal production

Coal-mining industry of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug has demonstrated a stable growth of coal production during five previous years. In 2005 local coal-mining plants produced 634.1 thousand tons of coal. This is 29,000 tons (or 20.8%) more than in 2004.
Such level of output totally satisfies the needs of main coal consumers in the Okrug , Chukotenergo Ltd. and Chukotkommunkhoz Co., and allows to make seasonal supplies to native settlements and export it outside Chukotka, in Koryakia and Kamchatka, in particular.

Presently two coal mines are exploited:

1Bukhta Ugolnaya: recoverable coal of А+В+С1+С2 category reserve of 402,7 million tons,
2Anadyrskoye: recoverable brown coal reserve of 233 million tons.

The Anadyrskoye Mine is owned by Ugolnaya Mine Ltd. Its rated annual output is 340,000 tons.
The production level has been constantly growing. Thus from 254,000 tons in 2000 it increased to 342,400 tons in 2005. It is projected that in 2006 the output will reach 355,000 tons.

The Bukhta Ugolnaya Mine is exploited by Nagornaya Mine Ltd. The greater part of the output is high-quality semi-coking coal. The rated annual output is 200,000 tons. The output has increased from 72,6000 tons in 2000 to 269,000 in 2005.

Coal production dynamics of the Nagornaya Mine (in thousand tons)

In 2005 the Nagornaya Mine supplied 128,000 tons of coal to the Koryak Autonomous area and the Kamchatka Okrug. This proves economic profitability of coal production and marketing even in geographical and climate conditions of the Chukotka Okrug.
Limited access to sea ports hinders marketing of the finish product; as a result the company faces a necessity to attract investments for infrastructure development.

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The program of economic development in Chukotka can be carried out, considers vice-premier of government CHAO M. Sobolev.

First of all, the long-term program leans on resources of peninsula. Let’s begin that geological resources of Chukotka are explored today on 10 %-17 %. The next regions are explored much better. And even on these, tentative estimations resources here can be found. The proved resources of gas on the Priosernoe deposit - 7,3 billion cubic meters. Oil resources are estimated approximately in 10 million tons, the proved stocks make 4 million tons of them. They are dispersed on small Fields, such, as Hatirskoe, where extraction is conducted by "Sibneft" company. But it is not necessary to dismiss a shelf – it’s insufficiently studied yet, but there are data, that it’s resources can make up to 14 billion tons of conditional fuel. Exxon Mobile Company in similar ice conditions, in Baffin bay has constructed 7 platforms. What prevents to construct them here?
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Reindeer breeding can be profitable: E. Marochkin acting on the head of agriculture and foodstuffs department makes comments.

There was a moratorium on an industrial slaughter of deers in district till 2006. But now it is removed, farms have allocated a contingent for commodity slaughter this year. It is planned to hand over in a trading network about 9 thousand deers this year. Within the limits of national project the agrarian and industrial complex have got slaughter area on terms of financial leasing which is assembled in Kanchalan. Basically its value is in that correctly cut production will receive a trade look and will answer all established norms. The livestock of deers for September, 1st - from above 183 thousand. It’s below the level of 1990 (490 thousand heads), nevertheless, in Chukotka a livestock grows on faster rates, than on Yamal, and it’s our main competitor. Potential market - not only Vladivostok, but also Japan, Korea, China. Reindeer breeding is, at least, preservation of a traditional way of life of native people and food safety of region and when sales volumes become great enough, branch can turn in profitable.
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