Baysun Coal Mine
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Baysun Coal Mine (Байсунское месторождение) is an operating coal mine in Baysun, Surkhandarya, Uzbekistan.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Baysun Coal Mine | Baysun, Surkhandarya, Uzbekistan | 38.19787584, 67.21157266 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 1982[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.45[2] | 0.0 | 2024 | Underground[3] | Longwall | – | 494.0* | 483.0* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.0[3] | 2021[3] | – | – | Bituminous[3] | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Boysunkumir LLC | Shargunkumir JSC [99.9%] | Uzbekistan |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | 0.05*[4] | – | – | 0.02[5] | 0 | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
Baysun Coal Mine is an underground mine in Baysun, Surkhandarya, Uzbekistan.[6] Boysunkumir LLC owns operates the mine, which is owned by Shargunkumir JSC.[7][8] In turn, Shargunkumir is 99.86% owned by O’zbekiston Temir yo’llari JSC (Uzbekistan Railways).[9]
As of 2020, the mine was producing only about 50,000 tonnes of coal per year, with plans to expand production up to 450,000 tonnes per annum.[10]
As of January 2023, the expansion project did not appear to have progressed. In January 2023, the President of Uzbekistan mentioned the development of Baysun coal field as a future project and the need to attract investors.[11] As of August 2023, some exploration work was on-going.[12]
In its 2023 business plan, Shargunkumir listed 0 as production of coal contributed by Boysunkumir LLC.[8] 2024 business plan listed production of the mine in 2023 at 0.02 Mt.[3] There was no updated productrion plans or data on Baysun Coal Mine in 2024 or 2025.
A modernization and expansion project announced earlier was as completed around 2024. It covered both the Baysun and Shargun coal mines, operated within the same mining system Shargunkumir, with a targeted combined capacity of approximately 0.9 million tonnes per year (i.e., about 450 thousand tonnes per mine).[13] However, subsequent business plans and company disclosures did not report production separately for the Shargun and Baysun mines, instead presenting output in aggregated form, typically distinguishing only between mechanized and non-mechanized operations (i.e., those modernied and not). As of March 2026, there was no verifiable basis to allocate reported production between the two mines; therefore, total production has been attributed to the Shargun Coal Mine, while no separate production data has been reported for the Baysun Coal Mine.
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References
- ↑ (PDF) https://uzbekcoal.uz/shargun_en.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.uzdaily.com/en/post/54460.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125064122/https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/0d00581c-dc3c-466f-b0c8-97d25112a6e0/Uzbekistan2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.uzdaily.com/en/post/54460/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://sharguncoal.uz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD-2024-%D0%B9%D0%B8%D0%BB.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Uzbek Coal, "Proposals on realization of government stake in JSC “Shargunkumir” to strategic investors.", Uzbek Coal website, Accessed April 2021
- ↑ "На Байсунском угольном месторождении достигнут проектный пласт каменного угля". https://railway.uz/. January 2020.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Бизнес план на 2023 год (на узбекском языке)" (PDF). sharguncoal.uz. January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Shargunkumir - About US". https://sharguncoal.uz/. Retrieved February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); External link in|website= - ↑ UZ Daily, "Design layer of coal was reached at Baysun coal deposit", UZ Daily website, Accessed April 2021
- ↑ "Рассмотрены проекты в горно-добывающей промышленности". https://president.uz/. January 2023.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fvRh94A8y0.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "China Development Bank provides loan for Shargun Coal Mine Modernization Project". https://china.aiddata.org/. 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
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