Novokazansky-2 Coal Mine

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Novokazansky-2 Coal Mine (Новоказанский-2 разрез) is an operating coal mine in Bolshaya Talda, Prokopyevsk/Novokuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Novokazansky-2 Coal Mine	Bolshaya Talda, Prokopyevsk/Novokuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia	54.228213, 87.264404 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2019	–

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
–	8.458	2022	Surface	Open Pit	18.8	60*	1720*

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
329	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Resurs LLC	Resurs LLC [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	–	–	1*	3*	4*	5*	4*

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 Novokazansky-2 coal mine (разрез Новоказанский-2) an operating surface coal mine near the town of Bolshaya Talda, in the Prokopyevsky and Novokuznetsk districts, in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The Novokuznetsk coal company Resurs LLC (OOO "Ресурс") acquired the Novokazansky-2 site in 2017.

The mine began operations in 2019 with capacity of 1-3 mtpa. By 2020, the company reported that the mine's capacity is 5.5 million tonnes per annum. The project is part of the Russian Government's 'Programme for the Coal Industry Development to 2035' (from June 2020).

Jointly with Kyrgaisky Sredniy coal mine also owned by Resurs LLC, the Novokazansky-2 coal mine mine produced 7.4 million tons in 2020 and 7.1 million tonnes in 2021 and 8.5 million tonnes in 2022 (total for Resurs LLC). No individual break-down is available.

The majority of coal produced by Resurs is exported.

• Owner: Resurs LLC
• Parent: Resurs LLC (OOO "Ресурс")
• Location: Near the town of Bolshaya Talda, Prokopyevsky, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.
• GPS Coordinates: 54.228213, 87.264404 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 5.5 million tonnes per annum, 8.5 million tonnes (jointly with Kyrgaisky Sredniy coal mine, 2022)
• Total Reserves: 329 million tons
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 2019
• Source of Financing:
  

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