Vorkutinskaya Coal Mine

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Vorkutinskaya Coal Mine (Шахта Воркутинская) is an operating coal mine in Vorkuta, Vorkuta Urban, Komi, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Vorkutinskaya Coal Mine	Vorkuta, Vorkuta Urban, Komi, Russia	67.525242, 64.021282 (exact)

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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
–	1.91	2022	Underground	–	–	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
40	–	–	–	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Vorkutaugol JSC	Russkaya Energiya LLC	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	–	–	1.83	2.123	1.93*	1.91*	2

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

Vorkutinskaya coal mine (Шахта Воркутинская) is an operating underground mine in the Komi Republic, Russia. The mine is operated by Vorkutaugol. Vorkutaugol JSC used to be owned by Severstal, but the company was sold in the end of 2021 to Russkaya Energiya, whose majority shareholder is Roman Trotsenko. However Severstal was to remain the key consumer of Vorkutaugol coking coal - the terms of the sale agreement included a long-term offtake contract guaranteeing Severstal's supply of raw material.

In 2023, Vorkutisnkaya coal mine was said to be the best performing mine of Vortkutaugol with production of over 2 million tonnes. At the same total 2023 coal production of Vorkutaugol declined by 26% to 7.2 million tonnes.

Incidents

In 2013, a methane explosion at the mine killed 18 miners. At the time, about 250 miners were underground, about 800 metres beneath the surface.

In August 2022 an accident occurred involving a transportation cabin, 7 people were taken to hospital. The work of the mine was suspended temporarily.

One fatality was reported in January 2025.

Vorkutaugol

Vorkutaugol is one of the largest coal mining companies in Russia. As of 2021, it accounted for about 11% of the country's coking coal production. Vorkutaugol operates in the Pechora coal basin. The company consists of four underground mines, one open pit mine and several auxiliary enterprises. Vorkutaugol delivered 8.8 million tonnes of production in 2021. In 2022 Vorkutaugol increased coal production to 9.7 million tonnes.

According to a media source from December 2021, it was anticipated that the underground mines of Vorkutaugol will be closed in 2030-2036.

2023 coal production of Vorkutaugol declined by 26% and was 7.2 million tonnes. 1H 2024 production was up by 10% reaching 4.2 million tonnes.

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