Stepanovsky Coal Mine

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Stepanovsky Coal Mine (Степановский разрез) is an operating coal mine in Kurtukovo, Novokuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Stepanovsky Coal Mine	Kurtukovo, Novokuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia	53.6042122527327, 87.102133995656 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2010	–

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
–	0.34875	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	308*

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	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Stepanovsky Razrez LLC	MelTEK LLC	Russia

Expansion/Extension

Table 6: Project status

* Added capacity of a coal mine refers to the enhancement in the mine's production capabilities beyond its initial production capacity.

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Project Phase	Added Capacity (Mtpa)*	Start Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	Expansion	–	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

Stepanovsky Coal Mine (Степановский разрез) is a SURFACE mine in Kemerovo region, Russia.The Stepanovsky Coal Mine is owned and operated by Stepanovsky Razrez LLC, which is owned by MelTEK.

The mine was commissioned in 2010, backed by an investor Ralif Safin. By April 2015 the coal mine was under appointed management. The bankrupt mine's assets were acquired by MelTEK in 2016. The mine's production as of 2018 was around 0.6 million tonnes, although the mine's initial capacity was 1 million tonnes.

In March 2022, the Federal Technical Supervisory Authority Rostechnadzor identified deviations from design documentation and the mining development plan. Rostechnadzor suspended the mine's operations and turned to court. It is not known whether the operations have restarted since then.

In February 2023, the vice governor of Kusbass region referred to the decision to reduce mining volumes of the mine in the wake of additional geological exploration, with reclamation starting 10 years earlier than originally planned - in 2027.

In the first half of 2022, the mine produced 0.27 million tonnes, which was 27% lower than in the same period in 2021. No information on full year 2022 or 2023 production levels could be found.

Expansion Project

In September 2022, it was announced that Stepanovsky Razrez LLC will conduct public consultations about coal mining in sections Stepanovsky and Stepanovsky Gluboky (or 'Razvedchik' coal mine section). Technical project and environmental impact assessment was made available, with planned capacity of the new section stated at 1.5 Mtpa. Public hearings were planned to take place in September 2022.

The settlements of Gavrilovka and Novo-Moskovka suffered the most from the activities of the mine and the noise from explosions was felt by residents of Sosnovka and Targai for several years in a row. The last straw for local residents was the uncontrolled explosions in February 2018. The blast wave from which seriously rocked residential buildings in populated areas.

As of October 2023 and as of October 2024, there were no further news on this project. It appeared that the project is not going ahead.

• Owner: Stepanovsky Razrez LLC
• Parent: MelTEK
• Location: near Kurtukovo, Novokuznetsky District, Kemerovo region, Russia.
• Coordinates: 53.604212252732765, 87.102133995656 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 0.6 million tonnes (2018), 0.27 million tonnes (1H 2022), 0.5 million tonnes (2022 estimate)
• Total Reserves:
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 2010
• Source of Financing:

Mine Expansion Details

• Status: Proposed
• Capacity: 1.5 Mtpa
• Start Year:

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