Zheronsky-Vereinsky Coal Mine

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Zheronsky-Vereinsky Coal Mine (Жеронского-Вереинский) is an operating coal mine in Ust-Ilimsky, Irkutsk, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Zheronsky-Vereinsky Coal Mine Ust-Ilimsky, Irkutsk, Russia 58.214493, 102.913399 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating 2003

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
0.824[1] 2023[1] Surface Open Pit 50* 300[2]

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
26 Vereinsky Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Vostsibugol LLC[2] En+ Group [100.0%] 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

The Zheronsky-Vereinsky Coal Mine (Жеронский разрез) is an operating surface coal mine in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. The Zheronsky-Vereinsky coal mine is a surface coal mine. It is owned by Vostsibugol LLC.[3]

It is technically the Vereinsky mine operating on the Zheronsky coalfield, but it is referred to interchangeably by both names.

Information on the mine's production is very limited. It has a capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per year, according to an old version of Vostsibugol website.[4]

In 2022 the Zheronsky-Vereinsky coal mine reached a 15 million tonne production threshold over 20 years.[5] Annual production averages about 0.7 million tonnes.[5] The main consumer is Ust-Kilimsk power station.[5]

In the first half of 2022, the mine produced 359 thousand tonnes, according to Argus Coal report.[6] This is consistent with the average annual production in the past of 0.7Mt per annum.

  • Owner: Vostsibugol LLC
  • Parent Company: En+ Group
  • Location: 25 km north of Ust-Ilimsk, Ust-Ilimsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
  • Coordinates: 58.214493, 102.913399 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 0.7 Mt (2022 estimate)[5][6]
  • Total Reserves: 26 MT[5]
  • Coal type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
  • Mine Type: Surface
  • Start Year: 2004[4]
  • Source of Financing:

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240303011459/https://irkutsk.bezformata.com/listnews/tonn-po-sravneniyu-s-proshlim-godom/127801955/. Archived from the original on 03 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240723042120/https://www.list-org.com/company/91546. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Организация ФЛ "Разрез Жеронский" ООО "Компания "Востсибуголь"". www.list-org.com. unknown. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Трайлинг, Vostsibugol website, 8 June 2014 (via Wayback Machine).
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Компания «Востсибуголь» добыла 15 млн тонн угля на разрезе «Жеронский»". snews.ru. 29 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Argus Russian Coal". argusmedia.com. August 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)