Yerunakovskaya-8 Coal Mine

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Yerunakovskaya-8 Coal Mine (Ерунаковская-VIII шахта, Yuzhkuzbassugol) is an operating coal mine in Yerunakovo, Novokuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Yerunakovskaya-8 Coal Mine	Yerunakovo, Novokuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia	54.122082, 87.355248 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2013	–

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
–	1.66	2022	Underground	Longwall	–	448*	1000

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
111	–	300	–	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Raspadskaya PJSC	Raspadskaya PJSC [100%]	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	–	2	2*	1	2	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 Yerunakovskaya coal mine (Ерунаковская-8 шахта), also called Yerunakovskaya-8, is an underground coal mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The mine is owned and operated by Raspadskaya PJSC, a subsidiary of Evraz. Evraz announced in December 2021 that it is planning to spin off Raspadskaya Coal Company, but these plans were cancelled in March 2022 due to the sanctions against Russia.

In April 2022, water burst into the mine, resulting in one fatality and one injury.

In October 2022, a fire started in the mine, more than 200 miners were evacuated.

In February 2023, operations were partially suspended following the inspection by Rostechnadzor which revealed that the mine's longwall face has exceeded the permissible concentration of explosive methane four times.

• Owner: Raspadskaya PJSC
• Parent: Raspadskaya PJSC
• Location: 7km NW of Yerunakovo, Novokuznetsky District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
• GPS Coordinates: 54.122082, 87.355248 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 1.66 million tonnes (2022), 2.3 million tonnes (2021), 1.975 million tonnes (2020)
• Total Resource: 300 million tonnes
• Mineable Reserves: 111 million tonnes (Proven and Probable, 2022)
• Coal type: Bituminous (Met)
• Mine Type: Underground (Longwall)
• Start Year: 2013
• Source of Financing:

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