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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 owns operates the mine, which is owned by Shargunkumir JSC.[2][3] In turn, Shargunkumir is 99.86% owned by O’zbekiston Temir yo’llari JSC (Uzbekistan Railways).[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
In its 2023 business plan, Shargunkumir listed 0 as production of coal contributed by Boysunkumir LLC.[3] Therefore it was not clear if the mine is still operating.
Mine Details
- Owner: Boysunkumir LLC
- Parent: Uzbekistan Railways JSC
- Location: Baysun, Surkhandarya, Uzbekistan[5]
- Coordinates: 38.19787584, 67.21157266 (Approximate)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 0.05 million tonnes (2020)[5]
- Total Reserves: 12.9 million tonnes[7]
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bituminous[8]
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year: 1982[1]
- Source of Financing:
Project Expansion Details
- Status: Proposed
- Capacity: 0.4 Mt up to 0.45Mt[5]
- 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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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Бизнес план на 2023 год (на узбекском языке)" (PDF). sharguncoal.uz. January 2023.
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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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