Pervomaisky Coal Mine

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Pervomaisky Coal Mine (Первомайский разрез, ООО Шахтоуправление Майское) is an operating coal mine in Oktyabr'skiy, Prokopyevsky, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pervomaisky Coal Mine	Oktyabr'skiy, Prokopyevsky, Kemerovo, Russia	54.275148, 86.882458 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2012	–

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
–	3.1*	2023	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	#REF!*

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
–	–	623	Sokolovsky	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Shakhtoupravleniye Mayskoe LLC	Holding Company Siberian Business Union CJSC	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	6.045	6.6	7.157	5.137	3.95*	3.8*	3.1*

Expansion/Extension

Table 6: Project status

* Added capacity of a coal mine refers to the enhancement in the mine's production capabilities beyond its initial production capacity.

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Project Phase	Added Capacity (Mtpa)*	Start Year
Shelved	Pre-Permit	Expansion	–	3	–

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.

Background

The Pervomaisky coal mine (Первомайский разрез) is a surface coal mine located in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

It is not to be confused with Pervomayskaya coal mine, an underground mine also in Kemerovo Oblast.

The Pervomaisky coal mine is operated by SDS UGOL, which is part of the holding company SDS (Siberian Business Union). It was established in 2006 as an industry holding company.

The mine was put into operation in May 2012. In its first year of operation, Pervomaisky mined 1.9 million tonnes of coal.

In 2019, production reached to 7 mtpa. In 2020, the mine's production reduced to 5.1 million tonnes. In May 2022, the mine celebrated reaching cumulative production of 50 million tonnes over 10 years since the start of operations.

The mine's estimated production of 3.1 million tonnes in 2023 is based on the media report that in the 18months between June'22 and Dec'23, the mine produced 5 million tonnes.

In August 2024, the mine was operating and reporting various achievements and the construction of the washing plant with capacity of 3 Mt. However in early 2025, it was reported that Pervomaysky has suspended operations for unknown period due to difficult situation in the industry. Coal production in Kuzbass region declined by 7% in 2024.

Expansion

As of 2017, the mine targeted to produce 10 million tones per year. As of September 2022 and July 2023, there was no news on the mine's expansion. In September 2022, the governor of Kuzbass said that new mine projects are on hold due to infrastructure restrictions of coal exports through the Eastern route of Russian Railways, only the projects that are nearing completion are being finished.

With declining production volumes and no news on the expansion, the project was considered Cancelled, as of April 2025.

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