Zagustaisky Coal Mine

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Zagustaisky Coal Mine (Загустайский разрез) is an operating coal mine in Gusinoozersk, Selenginsky, Buryatia, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Zagustaisky Coal Mine	Gusinoozersk, Selenginsky, Buryatia, Russia	51.3168487361755, 106.555183563588 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2001	–

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
–	0.291	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	236*

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
–	–	–	–	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Vostochno-Sibirskaya Gornaya Company LLC	Vostochno-Sibirskaya Gornaya Company LLC [100%]	Russia

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

Zagustaisky Coal Mine (Загустайский разрез) is a SURFACE mine in Buryatia, Russia. Zagustaisky coal mine used to be owned by Buryatugol which went bankrupt in 2017. The coal mine was acquired by Vostochno-Sibirskaya Gornaya Company (Eastern Siberian Mining Company) in 2018. It appears that the company is owned by private individuals.

2017 production was about 0.4 million tonnes and coal was supplied to Gusinoozyorskaya power station.

In 2021, the mine was operating as it was mentioned as one of the four producers in Buryatia in 2021.

A media report from March 2023 referred to joint production of Zagustaisky coal mine and Daban Gorhon mine under the same ownership at 0.292 million tonnes in 2022, significantly lower than in the previous years.

• Owner: Vostochno-Sibirskaya Gornaya Company
• Parent: Vostochno-Sibirskaya Gornaya Company
• Location: near Gusinoozersk, Selenginsky District, Buryatia, Russia
• Coordinates: 51.31677734374994, 106.55525634232984 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 0.4 million tonnes (2017), 0.292 million tonnes (2022)
• Total Reserves:
• Total Reserves:
• Coal Type: LIGNITE (Thermal)
• Mine Type: SURFACE
• Start Year: 2001
• Source of Financing:

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