Lokuchakitsky Coal Mine
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Lokuchakitsky Coal Mine (УОГР Локучакитский) is an operating coal mine in Neryungri, Sakha, Russia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
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Lokuchakitsky Coal Mine | Neryungri, Sakha, Russia | 56.8469525339776, 124.774917354844 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
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Operating | – | 2011 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | 0.461[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | – | – | 60* | 321* |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 | – | – | – | Bituminous | Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
---|---|---|
Dolguchan LLC | Dolguchan LLC [100%] | Russia |
Expansion/Extension
Table 6: Project status
Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proposed | Announced | Expansion | – | 2[2] | 2025 (planned) |
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
Lokuchakitsky Coal Mine (участок Локучакитский) is an UNDERGROUND mine in the Republic of Sakha, Russia.The Lokuchakitsky coal mine is owned and operated by Dolguchan LLC, which from 2006 is conducting exploration works and mining in the southern part of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The company holds a license to develop Lokuchakitsky section until 2025.[3] Dolguchan is owned by an ex-owner of Kolmar Anatoly Mitroshin.[4]
There is an existing surface mine that produced 0.2 million tonnes of coal in 2019 and there was a project to expand the open pit to 1.5 Mt in 2022. In addition, the company was planning to develop an underground mine by 2025 with 1.5 Mtpa of capacity.[5][3] It was planned to attract Japanese investors to build the mine with a view to export coking coal.[5][3] However as of October 2022, without any news on the project's progress, it appeared to be shelved.
In February 2023, it was reported that the mine produced 0.461 million tonnes of coal in 2022 and is planning to increase production to 1.1 million tonnes in 2023.[6] In addition, the company was also planning to start construction of a processing plant with a capacity of up to 1.5 million tonnes of coking coal and to increase the number of equipment by 100 units by the end of 2023.[6] Based on this information, the status of the expansion project was reversed from Shelved to Proposed.
- Owner: Dolguchan LLC
- Parent: Dolguchan LLC
- Location: near Neryungri, Republic of Sakha, Russia
- Coordinates: 56.846952533977614, 124.77491735484405 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 0.2 million tonnes (2019)[5], 0.461 million tonnes (2022)[6]
- Total Reserves: 82 million tonnes[7]
- 'Total Reserves: XX million tonnes
- Coal Type: BITUMINOUS (Met)
- Mine Type: SURFACE[5]
- Start Year: 2011[5]
- Source of Financing:
Project Expansion Details
- Status: Proposed
- Capacity: increase the surface mine by circa 1Mt to 1.5Mtpa, start underground mine with 1.5Mtpa by 2025[5]
- Mineable Reserves Type:
- Start Year: 2025[5]
- Source of Financing:
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Additional data
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References
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(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Выходцы из "Колмара" привлекают инвесторов Японии для строительства ГОКа мощностью 1,5 млн тонн угля в год". Interfax Russia. January 25, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "«Долгучан» планирует выпускать 1,5 млн тонн угля с 2022 года". vnedra.ru. December 23, 2021.
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