Chadansky Coal Mine

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Chadansky Coal Mine (Чаданский угольный разрез) is an operating coal mine in Chadan, Dzun-Khemchiksky, Tyva, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chadansky Coal Mine	Chadan, Dzun-Khemchiksky, Tyva, Russia	51.318704, 91.839437 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1964	–

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
0.15	0.152	2024	Surface	Open Pit	–	60	128

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
11.5	–	–	Ulug-Chem	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Tuva Mining Company LLC [100.0%]	En+ Group	Russia

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the value is an estimated figure based on various factors, including the company's forecasted or reported monthly or quarterly production data, etc.

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
–	0.15*	0.15*	0.15*	0.15*	0.15*	0.15	–	0.15*	–

Expansion/Extension

Table 7: Project status

* Added capacity of a coal mine refers to the enhancement in the mine's production capabilities beyond its initial production capacity.

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Project Phase	Added Capacity (Mtpa)*	Start Year
Cancelled	Announced	Expansion	–	0.2	–

Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.

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Background

The Chadansky (or Chadan) Coal Mine (Чаданский разрез) is an operating surface coal mine in Tyva Republic, Russia. The Chadansky coal mine is owned and operated by Tuva Mining Company, which is believed to be part of Vostsibugol as it was listed on its website. In turn Vostisubugol is a subsidiary of En+ Group. However another source stated that the company is owned by Cyprus-registered Vukelich Limited and Vostsibugol is only the manager of the coal mines.

Tuva Mining Company also operates Kaa-Khemsky coal mine, joint production of the two mines in 2020 was 0.536 million tonnes and 0.66 million tonnes in 2021. In 2024, Tuva Mining Company has reportedly produced 0.774 million tonnes of coal.

Chadansky is the smaller mine of Tuva Mining Company. As per media source from 2024, in 2022 its production was 0.152 million tonnes.

Expansion

In 2019, the mine proposed an expansion up to 0.35 million tonnes. As of August 2023, with no updates on the project and it was considered Shelved. As of March 2025, with no information on expansion and production levels of 0.15Mt as per 2024 source, the project was deemed Cancelled.

Transportation and Infrastructure Context

In 2025, Russian authorities and industry representatives continued to discuss the potential construction of a railway linking Kyzyl and Kuragino, with possible extensions through Mongolia to China. The proposed railway was intended to support the transportation of bulk commodities from Tuva and neighboring regions, with coal identified as the primary prospective cargo. According to official statements and media reports, production from several coal deposits in Tuva, including the Chadansky coal mine, was considered among the possible sources of freight for the project.

As of 2025, the railway project had not progressed beyond the planning stage. Government officials reported that efforts were focused on identifying private investors willing to finance the preparation of a feasibility study, while the timeline and financing structure of the project remained undefined.

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