Depreciation of Russian mines was estimated at 70 percent: Incidents: Russia: Lenta.ru
Of the fixed assets of Russia, mines account for 70 percent. This assessment in a conversation with “Lenta.ru” was given by the first deputy chairman of Rosugleprof Ruben Badalov, who was investigating the accident at the Listvyazhnaya mine in 2004.
According to Badalov, advanced equipment and new technologies are used at the production level. However, less money is invested in lifting machines and ventilation, because they do not directly affect coal mining.
Earlier Badalov stated that after the death of 51 people on “Listvyazhnaya”, instead of searching for real tragedies, they would most likely confine themselves to the consequences and searches for the extreme edge.
The explosion and fire at the Listvyazhnaya mine took place on the morning of November 25. In the evening of the same day, it was reported that 52 people were killed – 46 miners and 6 mine rescuers, but it is known on November 26 that one of the rescuers was alive.
According to the version announced by the Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia Dmitry Demeshin, the cause of the accident was a methane explosion due to a spark. The director of the mine, his first deputy and the head of the section were detained. Criminal cases were initiated on violation of industrial safety of industrial facilities and on negligence.