Kolyvansky Coal Mine

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Kolyvansky Coal Mine (Разрез Колыванский, участок Северный, участок Крутихинский) is an operating coal mine in Ust-Chem, Iskitimsky, Novosibirsk, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kolyvansky Coal Mine	Ust-Chem, Iskitimsky, Novosibirsk, Russia	54.679167, 83.624722 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2005	–

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
–	7.737	2022	Surface	–	4.6	60*	1185*

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
118.7	–	–	–	Anthracite	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Razrez Kolyvansky JSC	A-Property LLC	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	6	8	6	5	7	7	7*

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
Proposed	Permitted	Expansion	–	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 Kolyvansky coal mine (Разрез Колыванский) is a surface coal mine in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. The Kolyvansky coal mine used to be owned and operated by Siberian Anthracite OJSC, part of Sibanthracite Group. The Group was sold to A-Property in late 2021 for USD 1 billion. Following the completion of the sale transaction, in 2022 A-Property consolidated the coal assets of Sibanthracite Group and A-Property under the new management company Elga-Sibanthracite (ELSI). Siberian Anthracite OJSC - which owned and operated the Kolyvansky coal mine and the Gorlovsky coal mine - was renamed Razrez Kolyvansky LLC in October 2022.

Mining began as a pilot program at Kolyvansky in 1994. In 2005, open pit mining was scaled up to 1.5 Mtpa. This increased to 3.5 Mtpa when Siberian Anthracite began mining at the Northern mining pit. In 2007, Siberian Anthracite began to develop the Krutikhinsky pit. In 2014, they expanded to the eastern pit, which aimed to increase the production capacity to 8 mtpa.

The mine produces anthracite coal, 90% of which is exported to the European Union, China, and other markets. Coal is transported via rail to a number of different ports in the Russian Far East and the Black Sea; including and the Port of Ust-Luga.

Anthracite mined at the Kolyvansky is classified as Ultra High Grade (UHG) anthracite, and has 92% carbon content - which is the highest one for premium quality anthracites.

In 2020, joint production of the Kolyvansky coal mine and Gorlovsky coal mine (together, former Siberian Anthracite) was 5.9 million tonnes. In 2021, this increased to 7.3 million tonnes. 2022 production reached 7.7 million tonnes. It is understood that the Kolyvansky mine is the bigger producing mine contributing most to the joint production. Coal production in 2023 is estimated to have remained at the same level, with a general mention of the plan to increase production in the future.

• Owner: Razrez Kolyvansky LLC
• Parent: A-Property
• Location: near Ust-Chem, Iskitimsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
• GPS Coordinates: 54.679167, 83.624722 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 7.3 million tonnes (2021 joint production with Gorlovsky coal mine), 7.74 million tonnes (2022 joint production with Gorlovsky coal mine)
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 118.7 million tonnes (2022 JORC)
• Coal type: Anthracite (Met)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 2005
• Source of Financing:

Expansion Project

The expansion project was mentioned in Russia's 'Programme for Coal Industry Development up to 2035', published in June 2020. An expansion is to reach capacity of 10.5 Mtpa at Kolyvansky already by 2020. The Programme document stated that project documents have been completed, and the state and environmental assessments have given the project a "positive conclusion".

However since then there was no specific news on the project's status and the target production has not been reached in 2022 or 2023. News from 2023 referred to the planned increase of the resource base of the mine. In June 2024, it was reported that following the state expertise, the reserves have been increased by 64 million tonnes reaching 168 million tonnes (as of 01.01.2024), which should be sufficient for 15-17 years of operations. (this implies annual extraction of 10-11 million tonnes per annum). On this basis it is assumed that the expansion continues to be anticipated.

Expansion details

• Status: Proposed
• Production Capacity: Increase capacity by ca 2.8 Mt to 10.5 Mtpa
• Mineable Reserves:
• Start Year: 2024

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