Omsukchan Coal Mine

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Omsukchan Coal Mine (Омсукчанский разрез) is a shelved coal mine in Omsukchan, Omsukchansky, Srednekansky, Magadan, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Omsukchan Coal Mine	Omsukchan, Omsukchansky, Srednekansky, Magadan, Russia	62.5312344, 155.7972808 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Shelved	Pre-Permit	New	–	–

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
3	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	*

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
100	–	–	Omsukchansky	Bituminous	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Northeastern Coal Company CJSC	East Mining Company LLC [100.0%]	Russia

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 Omsukchansky Coal Mine (Омсукчанский разрез) is a proposed surface coal mine located near Omsukchan, in the Magadan Oblast, Russia. In 2013, East Mining Company was established to develop coal mining production in the Far East of Russia, including the Omsukchan Coal Cluster.

Notably, coal mining development has been stymied in this area because it lacks reliable transport infrastructure between the Omsukchan deposits and the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk. The Omsukchan coal cluster project intended to reconstruct a road section of Omsukchan-Galimy, construct the Galimy-Pestraya-Dresva highway, and construct a coal terminal on the coast of the Pestraya Dresva bay.

According to the website of North-Eastern Coal Company, it has 3 licenses to explore coal deposits in Omsukchansky basin.

The mine project was mentioned in Russia's 'Programme for Coal Industry Development up to 2035', published in June 2020. However, as of October 2022 and as of October 2023, there have been no updates or mention of the project in the public domain so it appeared to be shelved.

• Owner: Northeastern Coal Company CJSC
• Parent: East Mining Company LLC
• Location: Omsukchan, Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia
• GPS Coordinates: 62.5312344, 155.7972808 (approximate)
• Status: Shelved
• Production Capacity: 3 mtpa
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 100 million tonnes
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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