Ruban Coal Mine

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Ruban Coal Mine (Шахта «Имени А.Д. Рубана) is an operating coal mine in Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Leninsk-Kuznetsky Urban, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ruban Coal Mine	Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Leninsk-Kuznetsky Urban, Kemerovo, Russia	54.641137, 86.27718 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2003	–

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
–	4.4	2022	Underground	Longwall	–	448*	1559*

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
140	–	–	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
SUEK-Kuzbass JSC	Siberian Coal Energy Company JSC [100.0%]	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	–	–	5	4	5*	4*	–

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 Ruban coal mine (Шахта Имени А.Д. Рубана) is an underground coal mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The Ruban coal mine is an underground coal mine, owned and operated by SUEK-Kuzbass JSC, a subsidiary of Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK). The mine is on the Magistralny coalfield.

The mine was initially operated since 1930s, operated by various entities. By 2003, the mine was depleted. SUEK acquired a license for the section 'Krasnoyarsky' of the mine with reserves of over 40 million tonnes and started developing the mine in 2004.

In 2012 the mine produced 3.2 million tonnes.

SUEK's 2018 annual report mentioned an expansion project of the mine with a plan to increase capacity to 5 million tonnes per annum. SUEK acquired the license for this section in 2018, with estimated reserves of 200 million tonnes. RUB 7.4 billion was invested in the new section. In December 2021, the new section of the mine 'Blagodatny Gluboky' was commissioned.

In 2020 production reached about 4 million tonnes. 2022 production was 4.4 million tonnes, with all coming from the new section.

In January 2023, it was reported that a new longwall with reserves of 4.1 million tonnes was commissioned.

In December 2021, a fire occurred in the underground mine, all 128 mine workers were evacuated.

• Owner: SUEK-Kuzbass
• Parent: Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK)
• Location: Leninsk-Kuznetsky Urban District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
• GPS Coordinates: 54.641137, 86.277180 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 5 Mtpa (capacity), 4 million tonnes (2020), 4.4 million tonnes (2022)
• Total Resource: 140 million tonnes (Proven and Probable, 2020)
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Underground (longwall)
• Start Year: 1999 / 2021
• Source of Financing:

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