MOSCOW, November 29. /TASS/. Russia’s coal production in January - October 2023 added 0.7% in annual terms and totaled 353 mln metric tons, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said.

Hard coal production contracted by 0.4% to 279 mln metric tons in the reporting period. Production moved up for anthracite by 6.5% to 22 mln metric tons and declined for coking coal by 3.6% to 84.3 mln metric tons. Brown coal extraction added 4.9% to 73.6 mln metric tons. Production of other coal grades ticked up by 0.4% to 38.2 mln metric tons.

Coal production in October 2023 plunged by 0.8% year on year to 38.2 mln metric tons.