Beisky-Zapadniy Coal Mine

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Beisky-Zapadniy Coal Mine (Бейский-Западный разрез) is a proposed coal mine in Arshanovo, Altaysky, Khakassia, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Beisky-Zapadniy Coal Mine	Arshanovo, Altaysky, Khakassia, Russia	53.368130929465, 91.1577362169914 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Construction	New	2024	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
10	–	–	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
–	–	1134	Beyskoye	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Coal Company Razrez Beysky LLC	Coal Company Razrez Mairykhsky LLC	Russia

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

The Beisky-Zapadniy coal mine (Бейский-Западный разрез) is a proposed surface coal mine in the Beysky district of the Republic of Khakassia, Russia. The Beisky-Zapadniy coal mine project is developed by Razrez Beisky Coal Company LLC, registered in December 2021, owned 1% by Coalstar and 99% by Razrez Mayrykhsy Coal Company LLC. Coalstar spun off Razrez Mayrykhsy Coal Company LLC in early 2022 to its former minority shareholders (see Mayrykhsky coal mine for updates).

The mine is located in the same section as the Mayrykhsky coal mine, which has been operating since 2016 and also has an expansion plan.

The project is mentioned in Russia's 'Programme for Coal Industry Development up to 2035', released in June 2020. The Programme stated that construction of the mine is in the early stages, and already targeted production of 2 million tonnes per annum in 2020. The Programme further stated an anticipated expansion of up to 30 million tonnes by 2027, jointly with Mayrykhsky coal mine.

A later media source from December 2021 referred to the expectation of commissioning of the Beisky-Zapadny section by 2024 with a joint capacity of 15 million tonnes per annum together with the Mayrykhsky coal mine. This implied a target capacity of about 10Mtpa for Beisky-Zapadny coal mine.

As of September 2022, it was not clear what was the status of the project. In 2022, Khakassiya has been affected by transportation infrastructure restrictions to export the coal.

A source dated December 2022 stated that the mine has "secretly" opened already in March 2022, although there is no reported activity and it's not clear whether it's actually producing. The company's management refused to comment on the production volumes and the number of employees. The mine's status is kept 'Proposed' until further confirmation of the operations of the mine is available.

• Owner: Coal Company Razrez Beysky LLC
• Parent: Coal Company Razrez Mayrykhsky LLC
• Location: Near Arshanovo, Altaysky District, Khakassia Republic, Russia
• GPS Coordinates: 53.36813092946507, 91.1577362169914 (exact)
• Status: Proposed
• Production Capacity: 2 Mtpa increasing to 10Mtpa
• Total Resource: 1134 Mt
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 2024
• Source of Financing:

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