Arshanovsky Coal Mine
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Arshanovsky Coal Mine (Аршановский разрез) is an operating coal mine in Arshanovo, Altaysky, Khakassia, Russia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Arshanovsky Coal Mine | Arshanovo, Altaysky, Khakassia, Russia | 53.398991, 91.095886 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancelled | Announced | 2025[1] | – |
| Operating[2] | – | 2015[3] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4[4] | 3[2] | 2025[2] | Surface | Open Pit | 18[5] | 50* | 481.1625991* |
| 4[1] | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | – | 50* | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Beyskoye | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
| 903[1] | 2019[1] | 2000[3] | Beyskoye | Subbituminous[5] | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Razrez Arshanovsky LLC [100.0%][5] | Rutek Alliance SA [75.0%]; Suala Holding Ltd [15.0%]; Bluenut Trading Ltd [10.0%] | Luxembourg |
| Razrez Arshanovsky LLC [100.0%][5] | Rutek Alliance SA [75.0%]; Suala Holding Ltd [15.0%]; Bluenut Trading Ltd [10.0%] | Luxembourg |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable | 2.5[6] | 3.5[7] | 3.1[6] | 4.21[8] | 4.5[8] | 2.66[9] | 3.29[10] | 3*[2] | 3[2] |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
Arshanovsky coal mine (Аршановский разрез) is an operating surface coal mine, near the village of Arshanovo, Khakassia Republic, Russia.[11] The Arshanovsky coal mine is operated by Razrez Arshanovsky LLC, which is owned by Zimber Investments (Cyprus).[12][13] It appears that the ultimate majority beneficiary is a company Rutek Alliance in Luxembourg.[12]
The mine opened in 2015 with the intention to ramp up production to 10 million tonnes per annum, making it one of the largest mines in Russia.[11] According to a 2015 article in the Siberian Times, "The license to use the site was received in May 2012, with plans to extract as much as two billion tonnes of coal over the course of a 167-year period."[11]
The expansion of the mine was mentioned in Russia's 'Programme for Coal Industry Development up to 2035', released in 2020. The programme mentioned expansion of capacity up to 10 million tonnes by 2025.[14]
Production in 2021 was 4.5 million tonnes, 7% higher than in 2020.[15] Rail transportation restrictions from Khakassiya significantly affected exported volumes of coal in 2022 to allow a redirection of exports to the Asian markets.[16] Production declined to 2.66 million tonnes in 2022, 40% lower than in 2021.[17] 2023 production increased to 3.3 million tonnes.[9]
Given the rail transportation restrictions, the expansion project appeared to be shelved, as of October 2022 and September 2023. Coal production volumes in Khakassiya have declined by 6% in 2024 and exports by about 18%.[18] While the coal mines in Khakassiya owned by SUEK saw only marginal reduction in volumes, other coal mines including the Arshanovsky coal mine decreased exports by 30-56%, as of October 2024.[19][18]
In March 2024, Arshanovsky coal mine was included by the Russian government in the list of economically significant organizations, a status introduced after the start of the war in Ukraine and the imposition of international sanctions, allowing the suspension of corporate rights of foreign owners and simplifying the transfer of assets into Russian jurisdiction.[20]
With no further news on the expansion project for over 4 years and the general decline of coal production in Khakassiya in 2023 and 2024, the expansion project was considered cancelled, as of March 2025.
In April 2025, representatives of the Arshanovsky coal mine stated at a meeting in the Supreme Council of Khakassia that, due to sustained losses, falling coal prices, and high logistics costs, the company would be forced to reduce up to 15% of its workforce and that, if the current market conditions persisted, coal production could be mothballed by the end of 2025, leaving only personnel required to maintain the site under conservation.[21] As of February 2026, there was no further news on theworkforce reduction at the mine.
In October 2025, the general director of the Arshanovsky coal mine stated that production had declined from 4–4.5 million tonnes in 2021–2022 to around 3 million tonnes in recent years, and warned that further increases in railway tariffs could make operations economically unsustainable for mines located more than 2,000 km from export ports.[22]
Opposition
There have been concerns from people living in the nearby area with some fearing pollution into the Abakan River. Residents in Arshanovo village have also complained about road closures near the mine.[11]
Local residents that live close to the Arshanovsky and Mayrykhsky coal mine reported coal dust, pollution of the river and a rise in respiratory diseases.[23][24]
Layoffs
In April 2022, 138 employees of the mine received termination notices. A lot of residents of the Arshanovo town are impacted as their husbands/sons who worked at the mine were primary income earners. No explanation was provided by the company.[25]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://government.ru/docs/39871/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.vedomosti.ru/industry/infrastructure_development/articles/2025/10/31/1151138-eksportnie-pozitsii.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://siberiantimes.com/business/others/news/n0118-economic-boost-as-russias-largest-coal-mine-opened-in-siberia/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20260309184400/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/957752. Archived from the original on 2026-03-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 http://ra19.ru/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125065808/http://www.eruda.ru/news/7240_ugolnyu-razrez-arshanovsky-khakasiyya-kiprskaya-yurisdiktsiya-deputat-gleb-khor-semya-lunevykh.htm. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.eruda.ru/news/8969_razrez_arshanovsky_3-5_mln_t_uglya_dobyto_v_2018_khakasiya.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/itogi-raboty-ugolnoy-promyshlennosti-rossii-za-2021-god.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/itogi-raboty-ugolnoy-promyshlennosti-rossii-za-yanvar-dekabr-2022-goda/viewer.
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- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Разрез Аршановский. Схема вывода денег из бюджетов/Хакасия". eruda.ru. July 20, 2018.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Администрация Президента признает критичность ситуации с вывозом угля из Хакасии, но решений пока не видно". pusle19.ru. August 28, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Итоги работы угольной промышленности России за 2022 год". cyberleninka.ru. 2023.
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