MOSCOW, December 25. /TASS/. Russia’s coal production decreased by 1.4% in January-November 2024 year-on-year to 386 mln tons, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported.

In particular, the production of all types of hard coal fell by 3.3% in annual terms to 298 mln tons, including a 15.5% decrease in anthracite production to 19.7 mln tons, and a 5.4% rise in coking coal output to 102 mln tons.

The production of other hard coal types went down by 6.2% to 177 mln tons, while brown coal production grew by 5.5% in the reporting period year-on-year to 87.6 mln tons.