27.08.2020 | More than 12 million tons of coal have been mined in Tajikistan during 29 years of state independence, the country’s Ministry of Industry and New Technologies reports.
Coal production increased from 309 thousand tons in 1991 to 2 million 28 thousand tons in 2019, which is the highest achievement for the period of independence and the history of the country’s coal industry, the ministry said.
Coal within seven months of this year in the country was mined by 8 enterprises at six deposits. The volume of coal production in the specified period amounted to 969.3 thousand tons, which is 32.3 thousand tons (103.5%) more than the forecast indicator, and 10.1 thousand tons more than in January – July 2019.
Coal production from the beginning of the year to August 25 of this year was increased to 1 million 164 thousand tons, which is from 8 to 11 thousand tons per day.
A significant contribution to these achievements was made by the enterprises of the coal mines Fon-Yagnob and Ziddi.
The share of coal production at public sector enterprises in the reporting period amounted to 59.6%, in the private sector – 40.4%. About 93% of the total volume is mined by open pit mining.
According to geological data, more than 36 coal deposits and phenomena have been discovered in the country with total reserves of more than 4.3 billion tons, of which 331.4 million tons are approved reserves and are ready for extraction and processing.
In Soviet times, the Republic of Tajikistan produced 600-700 thousand tons of coal annually, and its annual demand on the domestic market was 1.5 million tons.With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the coal industry, along with other industries, fell into decay.
Coal production in 1997 fell to 14 thousand tons.
