Assessment of Indicators of Functioning of the Coal Mining Industry in Russia and Abroad

The article discusses the essence of the economy of the Russian coal sector and a comprehensive economic assessment of the fi nancial results of coal mining companies. In a theoretical aspect, the issues of using the resource potential of mining production zones, volume and price parameters that determine the scale of operation of companies in the coal sector of the country are disclosed. The structure of the natural resource potential has been studied in the context of the need to ensure the level of competitive advantages of the mining areas of the Russian Federation. An assessment of coal sales in the largest macro-regions of the world is given, highlighting the leaders and defi ning the features of their industrial policy in organizing the production and processing of thermal coal. In the course of the study, a diagnosis of cause-and-eff ect relationships in the system for assessing assets, capital and profi ts of coal sector companies was carried out. The diagnostic assessment made it possible to identify bottlenecks in the system of sustainable development of coal mining territories, to determine the conditions and analyze the key parameters of the economic effi ciency of the functioning of companies in the coal sector of the Russian Federation. As a scientific contribution to the development of the coal industry, a system of author’s recommendations and proposals for the largest companies in the mining and industrial complex of Russia is proposed. Proposals for innovations in the management system of coal mining and processing in organizations of the Russian coal sector have been developed.