Kaa-Khemsky Coal Mine

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Kaa-Khemsky Coal Mine (Каа-Хемский угольный разрез) is an operating coal mine in Kaa-Khem, Kyzylsky, Tyva, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kaa-Khemsky Coal Mine	Kaa-Khem, Kyzylsky, Tyva, Russia	51.639968, 94.639149 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1970	–

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
–	0.6	2024	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	*

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
–	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Tuva Mining Company LLC	En+ Group	Russia

Expansion/Extension

Table 6: Project status

* Added capacity of a coal mine refers to the enhancement in the mine's production capabilities beyond its initial production capacity.

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Project Phase	Added Capacity (Mtpa)*	Start Year
Shelved	Announced	Expansion	–	0	–

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 Kaa-Khemsky coal mine (Каа-Хемский разрез) is an operating surface mine in Tuva Republic, Russia. The Kaa-Khemsky coal mine is owned and operated by Tuva Mining Company, which is believed to be part of Vostsibugol as it was listed on its website. In turn Vostisubugol is a subsidiary of En+ Group.

However another source stated that the company is owned by Cyprus-registered Vukelich Limited and Vostsibugol is only the manager of the coal mines.

Until 2003, the Kaa-Khemsky open-pit mine was as a federal-owned enterprise. That year, it was reorganized into the Kaa-Khemsky open joint-stock company with 100% state capital, which was managed by the Federal Property Management Agency. The Kaa-Khemsky coal mine went bankrupt in 2004-2005. In 2009, the mine was auctioned off and acquired by Tuva Mining Company.

Tuva Mining Company operates another surface mine Chadansky coal mine. Kaa-Khemsky coal mine is a bigger mine. The two mines are the only thermal coal supplier in the Republic of Tuva. Joint production of the two mines in 2020 was 0.536 million tonnes and 0.66 million tonnes in 2021. In 2024, Tuva Mining Company increased production and has reportedly produced 0.77 million tonnes of coal. The increase in production was assumed to come from the Kaa-Khemsky coal mine as the Chadansky coal mine maintained production at only about 0.15 Mt in 2022-2024.

Expansion

In 2020, an expansion of 0.6 mtpa was proposed, With no news on the project as of August 2023, it was considered Shelved. However with increased increased production levels in 2024 of 0.77 million tonnes for the two mines and reported low production levels for the Chadansky mine (0.15Mt), it appeared that the expansion has been achieved at the Kaa-Khemsky mine.

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