Shakhtinskaya Coal Mine

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Shakhtinskaya Coal Mine (Шахтинская) is an operating coal mine in Shakhtinsk, Bukhar-Zhyrau, Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shakhtinskaya Coal Mine	Shakhtinsk, Bukhar-Zhyrau, Karaganda, Kazakhstan	49.764274, 72.617826 (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
–	1.3	2020	Underground	Longwall	–	500*	1465*

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
24	–	85	Karaganda	Bituminous	Met	ArcelorMittal Temirtau steel plant

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC	NUH Baiterek JSC [100.0%]	Kazakhstan

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	–	–	–	1*	–	–	–

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 Shakhtinskaya Coal Mine (Шахта Шахтинская) is an underground coal mine in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. The Shakhtinskaya coal mine is an underground coal mine. It is operated by ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC, the Kazakh subsidiary of ArcelorMittal. It is part of ArcelorMittal's Karaganda Mine Complex, which supplies coal to the ArcelorMittal Temirtau steel plant.

Karaganda City is located approximately 35 kilometres to the northeast.

ArcelorMittal's website states the mine's capacity at 1.8 million tonnes per annum.

There are no recent production figures available. Business plan for 2019 was to produce 1.6 million tonnes. In October 2020, it was reported that the mine reached 1 million production mark since the start of the year.

A media report from June 2023 stated that coal production by ArcelorMittal's eight underground mines in Kazakhstan declined from 11 million tonnes in 2015 to 7 million tonnes in 2022, and 4 out of 8 mines are planned for closure (Shakhtinskaya was not one of them).

A new longwall was launched at the mine in September 2023.

Following the tragic accident at Kostenko coal mine on 28 October 2023 killing 45 people, Kazakh President ordered his cabinet to stop investment cooperation with ArcelorMittal Temirtau. Arcelor Mittal confirmed on October 28th that they have been in discussions with the government and recently signed a preliminary agreement for a transaction that will transfer ownership of ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC to the Republic of Kazakhstan. The sale was completed in December 2023. Under the terms of the transaction, on closing ArcelorMittal has received consideration of $286 million and a further $250 million as repayment of outstanding intra-group dues. ArcelorMittal will also receive an additional sovereign-fund guaranteed payment of $450 million, paid in four equal annual instalments, as repayment of an intra-group loan. The new owners is Qazaqstan Investment Corporation, as state-owned direct investment fund which is owned by the national holding Baiterek.

• Owner: ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC
• Parent: NUH Baiterek JSC
• Location: north of Shakhtinsk, in Bukhar-Zhyrau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
• GPS Coordinates: 49.764274, 72.617826 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 1.8 MT/year (capacity), 1.3 Mt (2020 estimate), currently reported as combined figure under Karaganda Mine Complex
• Total Resource: 85 million tonnes (2021)
• Total Reserves: 24 million tonnes (2021)
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Met)
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 1973
• Source of Financing:

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