Bunguro-Listvyansky 2-4 coal mine
From Global Energy Monitor
The Bunguro-Listvyansky 2-4 coal mine is a proposed coal mine in the Kuibyshevsky district in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the proposed Bunguro-Listvyansky 2-4 coal mine.
Background
The coal company, Energia-NK, will be mining the Bungurskoye deposit. The development of these reserves for stage I of the mine is underway.
As of January 2020, hearings on environmental impact assessments (EIA) were being held in two settlements of the Novokuznetsk region.[1]
Opposition
Residents of Kuzbass have organized against the proposed coal mine. They are concerned about its proximity to a nearby cemetery. Environmentalists are also against the construction of a new road for the coal mine.[1]
Project details
- Sponsor: Energia-NK[1]
- Parent Company: MelTEK[2]
- Location: Town of Listvyagi in the Kuibyshevsky district, in the Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.
- GPS Coordinates: 53.6678851, 86.9346016 (approximate)
- Status: Proposed
- Production Capacity: 1 mtpa[2]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 47.3 million tons[3]
- Coal type: Metallurgical coal of grade T
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: opencast[3]
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Related SourceWatch articles
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Near Novokuznetsk, a new coal mine may appear next to the cemetery," "Vash Gorod," January 14, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "MelTEK plans to produce 3.6 million tons of coal in 2018," "Kommersant," January 25, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "What is known about coal miners who intend to open a new mine near Novokuznetsk," "NK-TV," January 21, 2020.
