Krasnogorsk Coal Mine

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Krasnogorsk Coal Mine (Красногорский разрез) is an operating coal mine in Kazas, Novokuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Krasnogorsk Coal Mine	Kazas, Novokuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia	53.634145, 87.972316 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1954	–

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
–	2.8	2021	Surface	Open Pit	25.2	60*	533*

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
143	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Southern Kuzbass Coal Company PJSC	Southern Kuzbass Coal Company PJSC [100%]	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	–	3	3	4	2	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

Krasnogorsk coal mine (Красногорский разрез) also known as Krasnogorsky mine, is an operating surface mine in the Kuzbass coal field of the Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The Krasnogorsk coal mine is owned and operated by Southern Kuzbass Coal Company, a subsidiary of Mechel. Southern Kuzbass Coal Company was formed in 1993 when several mining and processing enterprises joined forces. Southern Kuzbass Coal Company joined Mechel Group, in 2003.

The mine started operating in 1954. There are two licenses in place to operate two sections of the mine. In 2002 the company launched the Krasnogorsk Processing Plant to handle anthracite and steam coal.

The mine is expected to operate until 2052, according to Mechel's 2018 reporting.

The area is heavily mined by both opencast and underground mines. The combined impact of the operations is significant, with the water visual polluted, wildlife has fled and people who used to live as subsistence farmers or gatherers and hunters, having to buy food as dust cloaks food growing areas.

Southern Kuzbass Coal Mines

The Southern Kuzbass Coal Company includes four surface mines and three underground mines. All mines are located in southeast Kuzbass around the town of Mezhdurechensk. The Southern Kuzbass mines and the related washing plants produce semi-soft and semi-hard coking coal, anthracite, PCI and steam coal. The Kuzbass operations are connected by rail to the Trans-Siberian Mainline and substantially all products are shipped by rail. Products are generally shipped by rail to Russian customers, to northwestern Russian ports for European customers, to Port Posiet and Port Vanino for export to Asia and to Port Temryuk for customers in the Black Sea and Mediterranean basins.

As of January 1, 2021, in-situ reserves at Southern Kuzbass's seven coal mines are estimated at about 1.8 billion tonnes. The project capacity of the company’s mines total 15 million tonnes annually, while washing capacity totals 17 million tonnes.

• Owner: Southern Kuzbass Coal Company PJSC
• Parent: Mechel
• Location: Kazas, Novokuznetsky District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
• GPS Coordinates: 53.634145, 87.972316 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 3.1 million tonnes in 2018 down from 4.2 in 2016; 4.6 million tonnes (2020), 2.8 million tonnes (2021), 1.488 million tonnes (6m 2022)
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 143 million tonnes
• Coal type: Bituminous and Anthracite (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 1954
• Source of Financing:

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