Anzherskaya-Yuzhnaya coal mine

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The Anzherskaya-Yuzhnaya Coal Mine (шахта Анжерская-Южная) is an operating underground coal mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the mine, 7 km north of Razvedchik, in Kemerovsky District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

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Background

The Anzherskaya-Yuzhnaya coal mine is an underground coal mine. It is operated by Anzherskaya-Yuzhnaya Coal Company LLC, which bought the mine in a bankruptcy auction in October 2018. It had a capacity of 650,000 tonnes per year in 2006, by 2018-2019 the mine was operating at about 1 Mtpa capacity.

In July 2019, rock pieces collapsed in a ventilation shaft at the mine. At the time of the emergency there were 66 people inside the mine; one miner died.

In December 2021, the court suspended coal mining in some parts of the mine for 90 days on the basis of violations of industrial safety norms and rules. In January 2022, about 90 miners were evacuated from the mine due to a ventilation malfunction. Despite continuous concerns on safety, the mine appears to be still working in 2022: in June 2022, following another inspection, miners were found in the dead-end section of the mine where mining operations are considered dangerous, and discovered raised methane levels. Operations were suspended again.

As of February 2021, the mine's owner was planning an expansion which would raise the mine's capacity to 1.45 MTPA. In 2021 Glavkosekspertiza approved the project of mine reconstruction. It is not clear whether this has gone ahead - news agencies refer to the Anzherskaya-Yuzhnaya Coal Company being in a state of bankruptcy since 2016 while production continues. The expansion project is therefore considered Shelved.

Mine Details

• Operator: Anzherskaya-Yuzhnaya Coal Company LLC
• Owner: Anzherskaya-Yuzhnaya Coal Company LLC
• Location: 7 km north of Razvedchik, Kemerovsky District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
• Coordinates: 55.802222, 86.117835 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 1 million tonnes (2018)
• Total Resource:
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• Coal type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 2005
• Source of Financing:

Project Expansion Details

• Status: Shelved
• Capacity: 0.45 million tonnes per annum
• Reserves:
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• Source of Financing:

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