Baysun coal mine
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Baysun Coal Mine is an underground mine in Baysun, Surkhandarya, Uzbekistan.[1]
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the mine.
Background
Boysunkumir LLC operates the mine, which is owned by Shargunkumir JSC.[2] In turn, Shargunkumir is 99.86% owned by O’zbekiston Temir yo’llari JSC (Uzbekistan Railways).[3]
As of 2020, the mine was producing about 50,000 tonnes of coal per year, with plans to expand production up to 450,000 tonnes per annum.[4] As of January 2023, the expansion project does not appear to have progressed. The President of Uzbekistan mentions the development of Baysun coal field as a future project as well as the need to attract investors.[5]
Mine Details
- Operator: Boysunkumir LLC
- Owner: Shargunkumir JSC
- Location: Baysun, Surkhandarya, Uzbekistan[4]
- Coordinates: 38.19787584, 67.21157266 (Approximate)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 0.05 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
- Total Reserves: 12.9 million tonnes[6]
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bituminous[7]
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year: 1982[1]
- Source of Financing:
Project Expansion Details
- Status: Proposed
- Capacity: 0.4 Mt up to 0.45Mt[4]
- Mineable Reserves:
- Start Year: unknown
- Source of Financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
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- ↑ "Shargunkumir - About US". https://sharguncoal.uz/. Retrieved February 2023.
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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.
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- ↑ Uzbekistan 2022 Energy Policy Review, IEA, 2022
- ↑ "Продукция, производимая обществом". sharguncoal.uz. Retrieved February 2023.
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