The Russian government plans to invest US$120 billion in the coal sector by 2030. And the country, home to some of the world's largest coal reserves, plans to increase its coal production to 380 million tonnes (Mt) by 2020, and up to 430Mt by 2030. As of last year, Russia's coal industry comprised over 240 coal mining operations, including 96 underground mines and around 150 surface mines, accounting for total production of about 360 million tonnes of coal per year. The largest coal producing areas geographically are: the Kuznetsk Basin, 52%; the Kansk-Achinsk Basin, 12%; the Pechora Basin, 5%; the East Donets Basin, 3%; and the South Yakutsk Basin, 3%.
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