Russia's largest coal mine Raspadskaya has fully resumed coal extraction after fire accident in April, Tass reported on May 3, citing confirmation from the press service of the Raspadskaya Coal Company.
The mine mainly produces coking coal for steelmaking use. Coal mining was suspended after the fire outbreak occurred on April 19.
All the technical and organizational measures required to resume operations were completed in the longwall, the company said.
Raspadskaya Coal Company is actively implementing digital projects at its mines to effectively monitor mining operations and ensure safe working conditions. A video surveillance system as well as digital machine vision technologies help monitor technological processes, it said.
Raspadskaya Group comprises eight underground mines, two open-pit mines, three enrichment plants, one underground mine and one underground mine in the Kemerovo Region and the Tyva Republic of Russia.
(Writing by Emma Yang Editing by Harry Huo)
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