Bulgarian mining complex Mini Maritza Iztok said on Friday its coal output
amounted to 7.24 million tones in the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 1.39
million tones compared to the same period a year earlier.
The three mines
of Mini Maritsa Iztok excavated and transported some 25.5 million cubic metres
(mcm) of earth in the January-March period, which is an increase by nearly 8.0
mcm on the year, the company said in a statement on its website.
These
figures are completely in line with the company’s business plan for this year,
the company added.
Earlier this year, the mining complex said it expects
that its coal output would increase to 29 million tonnes in 2014, from 25.5
million tonnes in 2013.
The state-owned mining complex is located in
southern Bulgaria.