V.I. Lenin Underground Coal Mine
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V.I. Lenin Underground Coal Mine (Шахта В. И. Ленина) is an operating coal mine in Mezhdurechensk, Mezhdurechensk Urban, Kemerovo, Russia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| V.I. Lenin Underground Coal Mine | Mezhdurechensk, Mezhdurechensk Urban, Kemerovo, Russia | 53.704709, 88.071127 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 1953 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.11* | 2022 | Underground | Longwall | 10 | 448* | #REF!* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | – | – | – | Bituminous | Met[1] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Kuzbass Coal Company PJSC [2] | Mechel JSC | Russia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 0.6[3] | 0.4[1] | 0.4[1] | 0.5[1] | 0.11*[4][5] | – |
Expansion/Extension
Table 6: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelved | Construction | Expansion | Stage 3 | – | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.
Background
The V. I. Lenin Coal Mine (шахта им. В. И. Ленина) is an underground coal mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.
The mine is owned by Southern Kuzbass Coal Company, a subsidiary of Mechel Group.
The mine started operating in 1953.
The mine holds a license to develop another section (Granichny, Olzherassk) which would add 1.2km2 to the existing area of operations of 10km2.[6] The project has been in development for a while but as of the end of 2021 has not commenced production due to non-compliance with some of the license requirements, according to Mechel's reporting.[6] The company's report stated that they plan to rectify these and commence production in 2024-2025.[6]
In September 2022, the governor of Kuzbass said that new mine projects are on hold due to infrastructure restrictions of coal exports through the Eastern route of Russian Railways, only the projects that are nearing completion are being finished.[7] Given this announcement and the previous delays, the project was considered 'shelved' in late 2022 and 'cancelled', as of April 2025.
The mine's production in the first half of 2022 declined by 72% compared with the same period in 2021, reaching only 0.06 million tonnes.[8] However full year 2022 or 2023 production levels were not available. In March 2023, the mine's operations were suspended for 90 days due to non-compliance with the safety norms, in particular the failure to take measures on the admitted gassing of the mine workings.[9] In Q3 2024, a new longwall was put into operation, which was expected to maintain positive production dynamics. [10] As of February 2025, the mine was operating.[11]
Southern Kuzbass Coal Mines
The Southern Kuzbass mines include four surface mines and three underground mines. All mines are located in southeast Kuzbass around the town of Mezhdurechensk. The Southern Kuzbass mines and the related washing plants produce semi-soft and semi-hard coking coal, anthracite, PCI and steam coal. The Kuzbass operations are connected by rail to the Trans-Siberian Mainline and substantially all products are shipped by rail. Products are generally shipped by rail to Russian customers, to northwestern Russian ports for European customers, to Port Posiet and Port Vanino for export to Asia and to Port Temryuk for customers in the Black Sea and Mediterranean basins.[6]
As of January 1, 2021, in-situ reserves at Southern Kuzbass's seven coal mines are estimated at about 1.8 billion tonnes. The project capacity of the company’s mines total 15 million tonnes annually, while washing capacity totals 17 million tonnes.[12]
Southern Kuzbass' reported coal production increased from 6.37 in 2022 to 7.3 million tonnes in 2023.[13] However in the first half of 2024, the company decreased coal production by 19% to 2.7 million tonnes.[14]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1302362/000119312522126835/d237462d20f.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125065630/https://mechel.ru/upload/iblock/13c/lh3tzb0i2p02bru512o9zawwxwfa4si3.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Mechel 20-F form 2021". mechel.ru.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "В Кузбассе временно приостановили реализацию крупных инвестпроектов в сфере добычи угля". tass.ru. 8 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "СУЭК удерживает добычу за счет бурого угля". www.argusmedia.com. July 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "В Кузбассе на 3 месяца приостановили работу шахты им. В. И. Ленина". neftegaz.ru. March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "«Мечел» подводит итоги производства и реализации продукции за 2 квартал и 1 полугодие 2024 года". /mechel.ru/. August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ростехнадзор и суд приостановили ряд работ на шахтах "СУЭК-Кузбасса", "Мечела", "ММК-Угля" и НГУК". /www.interfax.ru. February 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Mechel Mining". mechel.ru.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ОТЧЕТ ЭМИТЕНТА ЭМИССИОННЫХ ЦЕННЫХ БУМАГ Публичное акционерное общество "Угольная компания "Южный Кузбасс"" (PDF). /ukuzbass.ru. 2024.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 40 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ ""Южный Кузбасс" Мечела остановил работу одной шахты из-за сокращения рынков сбыта". /www.interfax.ru/. November 2024.
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