Progress Coal Mine

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Progress Coal Mine (шахта Прогресс) is an operating coal mine in Pelahiivka, Donetsk, Ukraine.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Progress Coal Mine	Pelahiivka, Donetsk, Ukraine	48.0809946483392, 38.6012089878489 (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	–	1973	–

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
0	0.365	2021	Underground	–	–	730*	1300

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
89	–	–	–	Anthracite	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Torezanthracite State Enterprise	Torezanthracite State Enterprise [100%]	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 Progress coal mine is an underground coal mine in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The Progress coal mine is an underground coal mine. It is owned by Torezanthracite, which is now owned the Ministry of Energy of the unrecognized Donestk People's Republic.

In April 2021, the coal mine planned to launch a new longwall with production of 1,000 tonnes of coal per day.

As of October 2022, the mine was said to be one of the few mines producing in Donetsk people's republic.

in April 2024, an agreement was signed with Impex-Don LLC on the lease of 3 branches Torezanthracite State Enterprise, according to which the company will invest 16.2 billion rubles in their development. The funds will be used to modernize equipment and increase production volumes. In the 8 months of 2024, production at the mine increased to 285 thousand tonnes from 137 thousand tonnes in the same period in 2023.

Coal Mines in Donetsk Republic

Production of coal in the unrecognized Donetsk People's Republic was about 3 million tonnes in 2022, which was about 2-2.5 lower than in 2018-2019. About 3 million tonnes was also extracted in 2023, with a plan to increase production to 3.5 million tonnes in 2024.

Most of the coal is used for the seized Starobesheve power station and Zuevskaya power station. In the future it may also be used for Zuevskaya power station and Vuglegirska power station.

Prior to the accession of the Donetsk Republic and the Lugansk Republic to the Russian Federation in 2022, there were 114 coal mines in the in the stage of conservation or liquidation. Russia's Ministry of Energy decided to keep 15 operational in Donetsk and Lugansk republics.

• Owner: Torezanthracite State Enterprise
• Parent Company: Ministry of Energy of Donetsk People's Republic
• Location: Pelahiivka, Donetsk republic
• GPS Coordinates: 48.080994,38.601208 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 0.681 Mt (2017-2019 average), 0.37 Mt (2021 capacity)
• Total Reserves:
• Recoverable Reserves:
• Coal type: Anthracite
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 1973
• Workforce:
• Source of Financing:

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