Chitaugol Vostochny Coal mine

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Chitaugol Vostochny Coal mine (Восточный разрез) is an operating coal mine in Drovyanaya, Uletovsky, Zabaykalsky, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chitaugol Vostochny Coal mine	Drovyanaya, Uletovsky, Zabaykalsky, Russia	51.6322479, 113.0312485 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1982	–

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
–	2	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	383*

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
151	–	–	–	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Siberian Coal Energy Company JSC	Siberian Coal Energy Company JSC [100%]	Russia

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

Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the value is an estimated figure based on various factors, including the company's forecasted or reported monthly or quarterly production data, etc.

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Saleable	1	1	1	1	1	2*	–

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

The Chitaugol Vostochny Coal Mine (Восточный разрез) is an operating surface coal mine in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.

It is not to be confused with Vostochny coal mine in Novosibirsk or Vostochny coal mine (Salek). The Vostochny coal mine used to be owned and operated by Chitaugol LLC, a subsidiary of Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK). However this subsidiary was not listed in SUEK's 2021 annual report and several company databases listed Chitaugol LLC as liquidated. It is assumed that the mine is owned directly by SUEK.

SUEK mines lignite coal at two surface mines in Zabaykalsky Krai - at Vostochny coal mine and Kharanorsky coal mine. Coal is supplied predominantly to the nearby power stations. In 2022 the two mines together produced 6.48 million tonnes. Without further exact information, knowing that Kharanorsky coal mine produced about 4.4 million tonnes, it is estimated that Vostochny produced around 2 million tonnes.

• Owner: Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK)
• Parent: Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK)
• Location: Drovyanaya, Uletovsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
• Coordinates: 51.6322479, 113.0312485 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 1.1 Mt (2018), 1.5 Mt (2020), 1.53 Mt (2021), 2 Mt (2022 estimate)
• Total Reserves:
• Mineable Reserves: 151 Mt (2021)
• Coal type: Lignite (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 1982
• Source of Financing:

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