Komsomolets Coal Mine

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Komsomolets Coal Mine (шахта Комсомолец) is an operating coal mine in Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Leninsk-Kuznetsky Urban, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Komsomolets Coal Mine	Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Leninsk-Kuznetsky Urban, Kemerovo, Russia	54.64103071, 86.20165903 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1933	–

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	–	–	Underground	Bord and Pillar	–	448*	1142*

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
120	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal & Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
SUEK-Kuzbass JSC	Siberian Coal Energy Company JSC [100.0%]	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	–	2*	3	2*	2*	1*	3*

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

Komsomolets Coal Mine (шахта Комсомолец) is an underground mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The Komsomolets coal mine is owned and operated by SUEK Kuzbass JSC, a subsidiary of Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK). in August 2023 the mine reached 90 years of its operating life. The peculiarity of the Komsomolets mine is that it is the only mine of SUEK that uses skip lifting. This method of coal transportation requires particularly well-coordinated work of all sections and services.

Annual production of the Komsomolets mine has been about 2.5 Mt, about 1.5 MT of which is exported. Komsomolets mine has its own washing plant with annual capacity of 2.5 Mt per annum. In 2019 the mine produced record 3.05 Mt, which was the best result in its 86-year history. In the first 6 months of 2022, the mine produced 580 thousand tonnes of coal, which was 640 thousand tonnes less than in the same period in 2021. 2022 production level is not available. As of April 2023, the mine produced 1 million tonnes since the beginning of the year.

SUEK reported in its 2021 annual report that Komsomolets mine and Kirova Coal Mine are equipped with recovery systems that capture methane gas and use it to generate heat and electricity.

The Federal Technical Supervisory Authority (Rostechnadzor) suspended the mine's operations several times in 2022 due to technical safety violations.

• Owner: SUEK-Kuzbass JSC
• Parent: Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK)
• Location: Leninsk-Kuznetsky Urban District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
• Coordinates: 54.64103071, 86.20165903 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: ~2.5 million tonnes per annum, 3.05 million tonnes (2019)
• Total Reserves:
• Mineable Reserves: 120 Mt (2021) (Proven and Probable)
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal and Met)
• Mine Type: UNDERGROUND (Longwall)
• Start Year: 1933
• Source of Financing:

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