1. To give an opportunity for allocation and access to actual scientific and technical, economic and legal, reference, sociological, business information, and history of coal industry.

2. To organize a market place for producers of mining equipment, services and technologies.

3. To offer a tools for introduction of electron commerce technologies to mining industry participants.

For solving of the first task, that is providing for quality content, the site offers space and softwear for mining industry participants – Information Partners – which have intention to give systematically information about their developments, products, scientific researches and so on. Input and editing of information at individual Web-pages a Partner does on its own through provided interface on-line.

The second objective is realized with the help of Price-Express (the only one of its kind all over ex-USSR) where all participants may place their price-lists at no fee. It is categorized on products and services and has a function of search. These price-lists are also doubled in printed version of the Price-Express – Russian-language KOUSH Magazine circulated all over ex-USSR territory.

Solution of the third task – introduction into business of electron commerce technologies – is done through setting up of different particularized trade platforms (open, closed, auctions, tenders, exchanges).