Raspadskaya coal mining complex
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The Raspadskaya coal mines are a complex of surface and underground mines, operated by Raspadskaya Coal Company, a subsidiary of Evraz, producing 12.7 million tonnes of coal per annum, in the southwest of the Tom-Usinsk area of the Kuznetsk (Kuzbass) coal basin, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.[1] [2]
The operating mines include Raspadskaya, Raspadskaya-Koksovaya, MUK 96, and Razrez Raspadsky.[1]
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the Raspadskaya coal mining complex.[3]
Coal Mine Complex Background
In 2013 Raspadskaya became part of EVRAZ plc group.
In 1991 the mine complex was privatised.
In 1977 the Raspadskaya mine began operation.[4]
There is enough coal for production until 2062.[1] Raspadskaya Coal Company has licenses to carry out mining activities exceeding the period of 20 years.[5]
The mine supplies Russian smelters, including NLMK's Novolipetsk Steel, MMK's Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works and NTMK's Nizhniy Tagil Iron & Steel Works. It export to Ukraine and Eastern Europe including Romania, Hungry, Bulgaria. The company is in the process of actively exploring entry to the South-Asian markets of India, Japan and South Korea.[1]
The MUK-96 underground mine was seal following the suspension of coal production in 2016 due to complex geology conditions.[1] Other aspects of the mining complex remain open.
Project Details
- Sponsor: Raspadskaya Coal Company[5]
- Parent Company: Evraz (82%) rest is a free float on the stock exchange[4]
- Location: 11km north of Mezdurechensk town, Kemerovo Oblast, Siberia, Russia[3]
- GPS Coordinates: 53.784142, 88.082391 (exact)[3]
- Status: Existing[1]
- Production Capacity: 12.7 mtpa (2017)[6]
- Total Resource: 1,461 million tons[1], 1,346 million tons [7]
- Mineable Reserves: 782 million tons[1]
- Coal type: Coking coal[1]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: underground and surface[1]
- Start Year: 1973[4]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Raspadskaya, "About Company", Raspadskaya website, accessed 13 January 2020.
- ↑ Raspadskaya Coal Mines, Kemerovo Oblast, NE Energy, accessed May 13, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Google maps "Raspadskaya Shakhta", Google maps, accessed 14 January 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Raspadskaya, "History", Raspadskaya website, accessed 13 January 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Raspadskaya, "Our business", Raspadskaya website, accessed 13 January 2020.
- ↑ Raspadskaya, "Raspadskaya Announces Preliminary Operational Results, For Q4 and FY 2017", Raspadskaya website, 25 January 2018.
- ↑ https://ar2020.evraz.com/en/additional-information/data-on-mineral-reserves
