Molodezhny Coal Mine

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Molodezhny Coal Mine (Молодежный разрез) is an operating coal mine in Molodezhny, Osakarov, Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Molodezhny Coal Mine	Molodezhny, Osakarov, Karaganda, Kazakhstan	50.8613763, 73.6562436 (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	–	1980	–

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
–	9.1	2021	Surface	Open Pit	15.6	60*	2178*

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
256	–	–	Karaganda	Bituminous	Thermal	Karaganda State Regional power station-2; Kazakhmys Balkhash power station; Zhezkazgan power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Kazakhmys Coal LLC	Kazakhmys Holding LLP [100.0%]	Kazakhstan

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	–	7*	7*	7	7*	8	7*

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 Molodezhny Coal Mine (разрез Молодежный) is an operating surface coal mine in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. Molodezhny coal mine is owned and operated by Kazakhmys Coal LLC, which is part of Kazakhmys Corporation.

In April 1980, Molodyozhny open-pit coal mine was established based on Borly site. In July 1997, Molodyozhny coal mine was acquired by the Borly State Open Joint Stock Company under the management of Kazakhmys Corporation JSC. In October 2006, Borly Coal Department (including Molodyozhny Open-Pit Coal Mine LLC as a structural unit) – branch of Kazakhmys Corporation LLC was established. In 2018, the enterprise was restructured into Kazakhmys Coal LLC, which is the mine's operator and a subsidiary of Kazakhmys Corporation.

The mine's capacity is reported at 8-9.5 million tonnes per annum.

In 2022, an extensive report was published on the impact of the planned works at the mine. Projected production is 9.5-10 million tonnes up to 2031.

Detailed photo report is available here.

Most of the coal produced is supplied to the thermal power stations owned by Kazakhmys in Kazakhstan. These are Karaganda State Regional power station-2, Zhezkazgan power station and Kazakhmys Balkhash power station.

• Owner: Kazakhmys Coal LLC
• Parent: Kazakhmys Corporation
• Location: Molodezhny, Osakarov District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
• GPS Coordinates: 50.8613763, 73.6562436 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 9.1 million tonnes (2021), 3.9 million tonnes (1H 2022)
• Total Resource:
• Total Reserves: 256.1 Mt (2021), 367.1 Mt (Proven and Probable, 2011)
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 1980
• Source of Financing:

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