Prokopyevsky Coal Mine

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Prokopyevsky Coal Mine (Прокопьевский разрез) is an operating coal mine in Prokopyevsk, Prokopyevsk Urban, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Prokopyevsky Coal Mine	Prokopyevsk, Prokopyevsk Urban, Kemerovo, Russia	53.94073, 86.633377 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1953	–

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
–	0.7875	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	410*

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
–	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Prokopyevsky Razrez JSC	MelTEK LLC	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 Prokopyevsky Coal Mine (Прокопьевский разрез) is an operating surface coal mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The Prokopyevsky coal mine is an old surface mine owned and operated by Prokopyevsky Razrez JSC, a subsidiary of MelTEK. It was sold to MelTEK by Siberian Business Union in December 2018.

MelTEK stated in 2019 that it has carried out a significant modernization program since the acquisition, in particular the transportation equipment.

There are no updates on the mine's operations since 2019. 1H 2022 production was 0.63 million tonnes, 19% higher than in the same period in 2021. A regional government report dated 2024 stated that in 2023, production grew by 22% to 1.55 million tonnes. This implies that 2022 production was 1.27 million tonnes.

• Owner: Prokopyevsky Razrez JSC
• Parent Company: MelTEK
• Location: Prokopyevsk Urban District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
• GPS Coordinates: 53.940730, 86.633377 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 1.7 million tonnes (2017, 2019), 1.27 million tonnes (2022), 1.55 million tonnes (2023)
• Reserves:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 1953
• Source of Financing:

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