Development dynamics of the industry in Khakassia, technological solutions for a coal cluster

Today the coal industry of Khakassia takes the third place according to the index of industrial production, regarding extraction of coal, among regions of Siberia and the 14th place in Russia. Its further development is connected with creation of a coal cluster on the basis of enterprises producing and processing coal. There are all necessary modern capacities in the Republic. There are two coal processing plants, crushing and sorting complexes and also favorable conditions for developing transport networks connected to the perspective centers of coal mining in the country, capable to increase volumes of producing and processing coal, to increase quality of products. It is noted that the foundation of coal mining in Russia was laid at the end of the 17th century. The first deposits began to be mined near modern Donbass (area of the Kalmius river and the river Seversky Donets). The coal industry is one of major export developing industries of local economy.