Bolshevik Coal Mine

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Bolshevik Coal Mine (шахта Большевик) is an operating coal mine in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bolshevik Coal Mine Novokuznetsk, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo, Russia 53.910728, 87.328541 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating 2005

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
0.55[1] 2022[1] Underground Longwall 448* 564*

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
Mezhdurechensk Bituminous Met

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Shakhta Bolshevik JSC [2] Novaya Gornaya Management Company LLC Russia

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

Background

Bolshevik coal mine (шахта Большевик) is an underground mine in the Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The coal mine is owned and operated by Skakhta Bolshevik JSC, which was previously owned by Sibuglemet.[3] The majority shareholder of Sibuglement was the State Development Corporation VEB.[4] In 2022 following the sanctions against many Russian companies, a new company Novaya Gornaya Management Company LLC was formed to replace Sibuglement Holding LLC as the manager of the coal assets.[4] Later in March 2022, VEB ceased to be the the 71% majority shareholder of the Novaya Gornaya Management Company LLC following the management buy-out of the company. Now 4 private individuals each hold 17.6%.[5]

Evraz was planning to acquire the assets of Sibuglemet in 2020, but this deal fell through.[6] Evraz also used to manage Sibuglemet assets from 2015[6], the management services agreement was terminated in November 2020.[7][8]

It appears that the the mine's production has been in decline. In 2016 its production was 1.6 million tonnes[9] while in 2020-2022 it was 0.5-0.6 million tonnes.[10][11] However a news report (Youtube video) from December 2022 referred to the mine's plan to produce 1 million tonnes in 2023, thanks to investments in the new equipment and the planned launch of the new longwall. The mine was referred to as having complex geological conditions.[12] The new longwall was launched in June 2023.[13]

A media source from April 2021 stated that the mine will stop producing in 2025.[14]

  • Owner: Skakhta Bolshevik JSC
  • Parent: Novaya Gornaya Management Company LLC (formerly Sibuglemet)[4]
  • Location: Zavodskoy Raion, Novokuznetsk City, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia[15]
  • GPS Coordinates: 53.910728, 87.328541 (exact)[15]
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 0.5 million tonnes (2020)[10], 0.63 million tonnes (2021)[16], 0.55 million tonnes (2022)[11]
  • Total Resource:
  • Mineable Reserves:
  • Coal type: Bituminous (Met)[9]
  • Mine Type: Underground
  • Start Year: 2005[9]
  • Source of Financing:

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/itogi-raboty-ugolnoy-promyshlennosti-rossii-za-yanvar-dekabr-2022-goda/viewer. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125065824/http://www.new-mmc.com/kompaniya/nashi-predpriyatiya/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Sibuglemet website. "Our Companies". Retrieved October 2022 through the Wayback Machine. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Подпавший под санкции Сибуглемет переименован в "Новую горную управляющую компанию"". Xco.news. March 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "ВЭБ вышел из компании, управляющей предприятиями бывшего холдинга "Сибуглемет"". Interfax.ru. March 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Evraz отказался покупать угольный актив ВЭБ.РФ в Кузбассе". rbc.ru. August 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Evraz unaudited results 1H 2022" (PDF). evraz.com. Section 12 (Issued guarantees), 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "ВЭБ.РФ осветил темный уголь". kommersant.ru. March 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  12. "На шахте "Большевик" подвели итоги работы за 2022 год". www.youtube.com. December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Шахта «Большевик» Новой Горной Управляющей Компании запустила новую лаву". www.metalinfo.ru/. June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "«Сибуглемет» обрублил долги". kommersant.ru. April 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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