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Zarechnaya Coal Mine (шахта Заречная) is an operating coal mine in Polysaevo, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Zarechnaya Coal Mine Polysaevo, Kemerovo, Russia 54.5918126116608, 86.2486522164129 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating 1953

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
2.5[1] 2022[1] Underground Longwall 448* 1172*

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
Coal Company Sila Sibiri JSC[1] Coal Company Sila Sibiri JSC [100%] Russia

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Saleable 0[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 supplement.

Background

Zarechnaya Coal Mine (Шахта Заречная) is an UNDERGROUND mine in Polysaevo, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Zarechnaya coal mine used to be owned by Shakhta Zarechnaya JSC, but the mine's assets were acquired in 2021 by the Coal Company Sila Sibiri for RUB 1.7bn, after several sale attempts.[3]

Shakhta Zarechnaya JSC was announced bankrupt in November 2017.[3] It was part of Zarechnaya Coal Company that was also went bankrupt in 2017. The sale to Sila Sibiri included the mine as well as Oktyabrskaya coal mine, a washing plant and loading-transportation infrastructure.[3] The capacity of the mine was estimated at 3-5 million tonnes per annum.[3]

An industry report stated that in 1H 2022, the mine produced 0.6 million tonnes.[4] Total production of Sila Sibiri (from Zarechnaya and Oktyabrskaya section) was reported at 2.5 Mt in 2022.[5][6]

In April 2023, it was reported that coal mining work is being carried out with one longwall within the Oktyabrsky mine site; at Zarechnaya, preparatory work is underway to reach a new seam.[5][6]

  • Owner: Coal Company Sila Sibiri JSC
  • Parent: Coal Company Sila Sibiri JSC
  • Location: Polysaevo, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
  • Coordinates: 54.59181261166082, 86.24865221641292 (exact)
  • Status: Operating[4]
  • Production: 2.5 million tonnes (2022, joint production with Oktyabrskaya coal mine)[5]
  • Total Reserves:
  • Coal Type: BITUMINOUS
  • Mine Type: UNDERGROUND
  • Start Year: 1953[7]
  • Source of Financing:

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References

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  2. https://e-disclosure.ru/portal/FileLoad.ashx?Fileid=1439704. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "За «Заречную» взялись «Силой Сибири»". kommersant.ru. July 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Argus Russian Coal". argusmedia.com. August 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Сила Сибири возобновила добычу угля на шахтоучастке Октябрьский". neftegaz.ru. April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Угольная "Сила Сибири" возобновила добычу, ранее приостановленную Ростехнадзором". www.interfax.ru. April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Шахта «Заречная» (Полысаево)". miningwiki.ru. Retrieved October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)