Istoksky Coal Mine

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Istoksky Coal Mine (Разрез Истокский) is a proposed coal mine in Okunevo, Promyshlennovsky, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Istoksky Coal Mine	Okunevo, Promyshlennovsky, Kemerovo, Russia	54.9727301809521, 85.5177280737106 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Construction	New	2024	–

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	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	700

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
79	–	–	–	Anthracite	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Razrez Istoksky LLC	Region Stroy LLC [87.9%]; KN Invest LLC [12.1%]	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

Istoksky Coal Mine is a SURFACE coal mine in Promyshlennovsky District, Kemerovo, Russia. Istoksky coal mine was announced in 2023, although the license was reportedly issued already in 2012 and construction of the mine has been delayed.

In summer 2023 the mine received approval from Glavgosekspertiza, with a few corrections. License runs until 2037.

Razrez Istoksky LLC is 95% owned by Holding Coal Company LLC, which in turn is hold by Region-Stroy LLC with 92.5%. KN-Invest LLC holds 5%.

• Owner: Razrez Istoksky LLC
• Parent Company: Holding Coal Company LLC (95%),
• Location: between Okunevo and Ufimtsevo, Promyshlennovsky District, Kemerovo, Russia
• Coordinates: 54.97273018095216, 85.51772807371063 (exact)
• Status: Proposed
• Production: 0.5 Mtpa (capacity)
• Total Resource: 79 million tonnes
• Total Reserves:
• Coal Type: ANTHRACITE
• Mine Type: SURFACE
• Start Year: 2024
• Source of Financing:

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