Novodonetskaya Coal Mine

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Novodonetskaya Coal Mine (Новодонецкая) is an operating coal mine in Bilozers'ke, Dobropillia, Donetsk, Ukraine.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Novodonetskaya Coal Mine	Bilozers'ke, Dobropillia, Donetsk, Ukraine	48.5589919, 37.003202 (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	–	1968	–

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
–	–	–	Underground	–	–	730*	*

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
78	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Dobropillyavugillya-vydobutok	Government of Ukraine	Ukraine

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

The Novodonetskaya Coal Mine is an underground coal mine in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

The Novodonetskaya coal mine is an underground coal mine.

The mine used to be part of DTEK Dobropolyeugol, a subsidiary of DTEK Energy. In 2020 DTEK decided to interrupt the lease agreement and in early 2021 returned the company to the state. Subsequently the mine transitioned under the ownership of State enterprise Dobropillyavugillya-vydobutok.

DTEK Dobropolyeugol included 5 mines: Novodenetskaya, Almaznaya Coal Mine, Belitskaya Coal Mine, Dobropilska Coal Mine and the smaller Pioner coal mine. In 2017, DTEK Dobropolyeugol jointly produced 2.128 Mt of coal. In 2020, it was 2.343 Mt.

According to the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, most Donbas region mines were seized by Russians and pro-Russian rebels in late 2014 and many have endured electricity shortages and flooding ever since. The output of the Donbas mines is no longer transparent, and many are likely non-operational and on hiatus.

The Novodonetskaya coal mine was assumed mothballed, however as per sources from 2023 it appeared to be operating. The company's undated website referred to the mine as operational. In August 2023, the company reported that the annual plan of the Novodonetskaya coal mine was completed ahead of schedule, despite all the difficulties caused by the military actions. In September 2023, a training alarm was conducted at the mine, suggesting too that the mine was operational.

In October 2023, Dobropillyavugillya-vydobutok reported that the company completed the annual mining plan ahead of schedule, producing 0.64 million tonnes of coal. This is joint production of 3 mines of the company that appear to be operating - Novodonetskaya, Almaznaya Coal Mine and Dobropilska Coal Mine.

• Owner: SE Dobropillyavugillya-vydobutok (ДП Добропіллявугілля-видобуток)
• Parent Company: Government of Ukraine
• Location: Bilozers'ke, Dobropillia Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
• GPS Coordinates: 48.5589919, 37.003202 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 0.97 million tonnes (2019)
• Total Reserves: 78 MT
• Recoverable Reserves:
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 1968
• Workforce:
• Source of Financing:

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