Russia will boost its coal production with 30 percent. A significant share will be taken from Arctic mines. The world´s sixth biggest coal producing country will boost its annual production by more than 100 million tons by year 2030. Visiting Kemerovo, the centre of the coal-rich Kusbass region, the country´s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that 3.7 trillion rubles will be spent on a national coal development programme over the next 18 years.  Read More