Samsonivska-Zakhidna Coal Mine

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Samsonivska-Zakhidna Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Samsonivka, Krasnodon, Luhansk, Ukraine.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Samsonivska-Zakhidna Coal Mine	Samsonivka, Krasnodon, Luhansk, Ukraine	48.3810677, 39.5852462 (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	–	1999	–

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
1	–	–	Underground	–	–	730*	1147*

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
133	–	–	–	Bituminous	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Republic Fuel Company Vostokugol State Enterprise	Republic Fuel Company Vostokugol State Enterprise [100%]	Russia

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 Samsonivska-Zakhidna Coal Mine (also known by its Russian name Samsonovka-Zapadnaya) is an underground coal mine in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.

According to the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, most Donbas region mines were seized by Russians and pro-Russian rebels in late 2014 and many have endured electricity shortages and flooding ever since. The current output of the Donbas mines, including this one, is no longer transparent, and many are likely non-operational and on hiatus. The Samsonivska-Zakhidna coal mine is an underground coal mine. It used to be owned and Krasnodonugol, a subsidiary of Metinvest Group, which is owned by Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov.

With the occupation of the region since 2014, the mine transitioned under the control of Republic Fuel Company Vostokugol State Enterprise.

In 2019, the mine celebrated its 20th anniversary, having produced almost 20 million tonnes during this period.

In 2020, a new longwall was launched at the mine.

In August 2022, fire broke out at the mine which lasted at least three days. It appeared that the mine was operating at that time.

In February 2024, a coal trading company "Donskiye Ugli" signed an agreement with the government of the Lugansk People's Republic on the lease of five mines including the Samonivska-Zakhida coal mine with a view to increase coal production. On this basis it appeared that the mine is operating, although there are severe problems with staff.

in September 2024, it was reported that after modernizing the main extraction areas, the mine increased coal production by 2.3 times: from 300 tons per day to more than 700. The investor company Donskie Ugli LLC invested about 100 million rubles in upgrading the mining equipment. The coal deposits in the developed longwalls will last until March 2025. After the development of the main mining areas, it is planned to begin developing the central block with coal reserves of more than 20 million tons. The planned production load will be about 1.2 thousand tons (per day). Work on the central block is planned to begin in 2026 - 2027.

• Owner: Republic Fuel Company Vostokugol State Enterprise (ГУП ЛНР РТК Востокуголь)
• Parent Company: Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Luhansk People's Republic
• Location: Samsonivka, Krasnodon (Sorokyne) Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
• GPS Coordinates: 48.3810677, 39.5852462 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 1 Mt (average over 20-year period), 0.1 Mt (2023 estimate)
• Total Reserves:
• Recoverable Reserves: 133 MT
• Coal type: Bituminous (Met)
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 1999
• Workforce:
• Source of Financing:

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