Arshanovsky Coal Mine

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Arshanovsky Coal Mine (Аршановский разрез) is an operating coal mine in Arshanovo, Altaysky, Khakassia, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Arshanovsky Coal Mine	Arshanovo, Altaysky, Khakassia, Russia	53.398991, 91.095886 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2015	–
Shelved	Announced	2025	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	3.3	2023	Surface	Open Pit	18	50*	#REF!*
5.5	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	#REF!*

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt)	Year of Total Reserves Recorded	Total Resources (Mt)	Coalfield	Coal Type	Coal Grade	Primary Consumer/ Destination
–	–	–	Beyskoye	Subbituminous	Thermal	–
903	–	2000	Beyskoye	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Razrez Arshanovsky LLC	Rutek Alliance SA [75.0%]; Suala Holding Ltd [15.0%]; Bluenut Trading Ltd [10.0%]	Luxembourg
Razrez Arshanovsky LLC	Rutek Alliance SA [75.0%]; Suala Holding Ltd [15.0%]; Bluenut Trading Ltd [10.0%]	Luxembourg

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Saleable	2.5	3.5	3.1	4.2	4.5	2.66	3.292

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.

Background

Arshanovsky coal mine (Аршановский разрез) is an operating surface coal mine, near the village of Arshanovo, Khakassia Republic, Russia. The Arshanovsky coal mine is operated by Razrez Arshanovsky LLC, which is owned by Zimber Investments (Cyprus). It appears that the ultimate majority beneficiary is a company Rutek Alliance in Luxembourg.

The mine opened in 2015 with the intention to ramp up production to 10 million tonnes per annum, making it one of the largest mines in Russia. According to a 2015 article in the Siberian Times, "The license to use the site was received in May 2012, with plans to extract as much as two billion tonnes of coal over the course of a 167-year period."

The expansion of the mine was mentioned in Russia's 'Programme for Coal Industry Development up to 2035', released in 2020. The programme mentioned expansion of capacity up to 10 million tonnes by 2025.

Production in 2021 was 4.5 million tonnes, 7% higher than in 2020. Rail transportation restrictions from Khakassiya significantly affected exported volumes of coal in 2022 to allow a redirection of exports to the Asian markets. Production declined to 2.66 million tonnes in 2022, 40% lower than in 2021. 2023 production increased to 3.3 million tonnes.

Given the rail transportation restrictions, the expansion project appeared to be shelved, as of October 2022 and September 2023. Coal production volumes in Khakassiya have declined by 6% in 2024 and exports by about 18%. While the coal mines in Khakassiya owned by SUEK saw only marginal reduction in volumes, other coal mines including the Arshanovsky coal mine decreased exports by 30-56%, as of October 2024.

With no further news on the expansion project for over 4 years and the general decline of coal production in Khakassiya in 2023 and 2024, the expansion project was considered cancelled, as of March 2025. .

Opposition

There have been concerns from people living in the nearby area with some fearing pollution into the Abakan River. Residents in Arshanovo village have also complained about road closures near the mine.

Local residents that live close to the Arshanovsky and Mayrykhsky coal mine reported coal dust, pollution of the river and a rise in respiratory diseases.

Layoffs

In April 2022, 138 employees of the mine received termination notices. A lot of residents of the Arshanovo town are impacted as their husbands/sons who worked at the mine were primary income earners. No explanation was provided by the company.

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