Gornyak-1 Coal Mine

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Gornyak-1 Coal Mine (Горняк-1) is an operating coal mine in Nevelsk, Nevelsky, Sakhalin, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gornyak-1 Coal Mine	Nevelsk, Nevelsky, Sakhalin, Russia	46.4707, 141.8783715 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

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	2021	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	940

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
25	–	–	–	Subbituminous / Lignite	Thermal	Sakhalin GRES-2 power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Gornyak-1 LLC	Gornyak-1 LLC [100%]	Russia

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

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

Gornyak-1 coal mine (Горняк-1) operates several surface mine sections in Sakhalin Island, Russia. Gornyak-1 was founded in 2001 and operates several mine sections in Sakhalin. It appears to be owned by one private individual. From 2001 the company operates in the Nevelsky district and from 2005 also in the Smirnyhovsky district.

The company supplies coal to domestic power companies such as Sakhalin GRES-1 power station and Sakhalin GRES-2 power station as well as exports coal to Japan, China and India.

In 2018, Gornyak-1 coal mines produced 1.3 million tonnes. In 2021, production was 2 million tonnes, with 1.2 million tonnes of subbituminous coal and 0.8 million tonnes of lignite coal.

Environmental issues

Nature destruction has been reported in the Nevelsky district since 2018, including pollution of the river as well as many episodes of rock slides which destroying several houses and deformed local roads. Grey dust in the town of Nevelsk has also been an issued. Gornyak-1's mining activity is blamed for these adverse impacts.

Expansion

In February 2023, Gornyak-1 LLC won the auction for the southern part of the Grafsky area of the Pervomaisky coal deposit. The deposit is also located in the Nevelsky District. The Company was the only bidder in the auction and received the right to use subsoil for RUB 2.913 million. C2 category reserves of the site amount to 440 thousand tonnes of hard coal. Gornyak-1 has already been developing the Grafsky area of the Pervomayskoye deposit since 2010 on the basis of a certificate of discovery of the deposit.

In March 2023, Gornyak-1 also won the auction for the Lopatinsky section of the Gornovzavodsk coal deposit, also in Nevelsky district.

• Owner: Gornyak-1 LLC
• Parent:
• Location: Nevelsky District, Sakhalin, Russia
• GPS Coordinates: 46.470700, 141.8783715 (approximate)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 1.3 million tonnes (2018), 2 million tonnes (2021)
• Total Resource: 25 million tonnes
• Total Reserves:
• Coal type: Subbituminous / Lignite (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:
  

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