Kapitalna Coal Mine

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Kapitalna Coal Mine (Шахта Капітальна) is a mothballed coal mine in Myrnohrad, Donetsk, Ukraine.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kapitalna Coal Mine	Myrnohrad, Myrnohrad, Donetsk, Ukraine	48.328028, 37.307288 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1974	–

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
–	0.19	2022	Underground	–	–	730*	642*

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
State Enterprise Mirnohradugol	State Enterprise Mirnohradugol [100%]	Ukraine

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 Kapitalna coal mine (formerly Stakhanov Coal Mine) is an underground coal mine in Myrnohrad, Donestk Oblast, Ukraine. The Kapitalna coal mine is an underground coal mine, renamed "Kapitalna" in 2017, prior to which it was called "Stakhanov."

Its initial capacity was said to be 2.4 -4 million tons per year.

A media source from December 2022 stated that the mine was still producing despite on-going war in the region. For more than 15 years, the mine's production has never reached 1 million tonnes, with current production at 700-800 tonnes (per day). The mine is not profitable but supplies coal to the thermal power stations. Another source from October 2022 referred to monthly production of about 16,000 tonnes (about 0.19 Mt per annum).

In 2021, the three coal mines of Myrnohradugol (Kapitalna, Central and Mine 5/6) produced 0.4 million tonnes.

In October 2024 it was reported that the mine is suspending its activity due to constant enemy attacks.

• Owner: State Enterprise Mirnogradvygglia (STATE ENTERPRISE MYRNOHRADUGOL)
• Parent Company: Ministry of Energy of Ukraine
• Location: Myrnohrad, Donestk Oblast, Ukraine
• GPS Coordinates: 48.328028, 37.307288 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 0.86 million tonnes per annum, 0.19 Mt (2022 estimate)
• Recoverable Reserves:
• Coal type:
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 1974

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