Buzhanskaya Coal Mine

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Buzhanskaya Coal Mine (Шахта Бужанська) is an operating coal mine in Novovolynsk, Volyn, Ukraine.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Buzhanskaya Coal Mine	Novovolynsk, Volyn, Ukraine	50.781905, 24.122026 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1979	2024

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	0.049	2017	Underground	–	–	380	777

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
–	–	–	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Volynvygglia State Enterprise	Ministry of Energy of Ukraine	Ukraine

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

Background

Buzhanskaya Coal Mine is an underground coal mine in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. The mine's initial capacity was 0.3 million tonnes.

It was planned to privatize the mine in 2016, however the outcome is unknown.

A media report from November 2021 referred to the mine as not producing, the equipment outdated and no development plans. Most likely the mine would go into restructuring and also be closed.

In an interview in August 2022, the general director of Volynugol stated that "the state of affairs at the mine is not the best, the coal in the mine is not actually mined and besides, it needs enrichment at Chervonograd enrichment factory. We are working to restore the work of the mine". As of May 2023, the mine appeared to be operational under the new management, but with very low production levels at 2,600-2,800 per month (0.036 Mt per annum).

A media source from November 2023 reported that the Buzhanskaya coal mine was being prepared for closure by the end of 2024.

• Owner: Volynvygglia State Enterprise (Volynugol)
• Parent: Ministry of Energy of Ukraine
• Location: Novovolynsk, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
• Coordinates: 50.7819, 24.1220 (exact)
• Mine status: Operating
• Start year: 1979
• Production capacity (Mtpa): 0.123 Mt (2015), 0.05 (2017)
• Total reserves (Mt):
• Coal type: Subbituminous
• Mine type: Underground
• Mine size (Km2):
• Workforce size: 777 (2018)
• Primary consumer:
• Source of financing:

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