From January to May 2023, coal loading volumes at Far Eastern Railways amounted to 14.3 million tons, an increase of 5.6% compared to the same five-month period in 2022, according to Russian Railways.
Loading volumes of Yakut coal from the Elga deposit increased by 2% to 7.5 million tons.
Loading amounts also increased at the Urgalskoye field in Khabarovsk Territory, where coal volumes were up 13% to 2.9 million tons.
In addition, 11.1 million tons of Far Eastern coal were exported, an increase of 8.4%, according to the Corporate Communications Service at Far Eastern Railways.