Cheremshansky Coal Mine

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Cheremshansky Coal Mine (Черемшанский разрез) is an operating coal mine in Karakan, Prokopyevsky, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cheremshansky Coal Mine	Karakan, Prokopyevsky, Kemerovo, Russia	54.365158, 86.898079 (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	–	2008	–

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
–	0.99	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	428*

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
202	–	–	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company JSC	Omega LLC	Russia

Expansion/Extension

Table 6: 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
Shelved	Announced	Expansion	–	0.5	–

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

Background

The Cheremshansky coal mine (Черемшанский разрез) is a surface coal mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The Cheremshansky coal mine is owned by Kuzbass Fuel Company (Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company JSC, or KTK). In December 2022, Omega LLC acquired 99.66% in KTK from Millfast Trading Limited, Kilton Overseas Limited and Daenia Holdings Limited, the transaction was approved by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. This is part of Russia's response to nationalise energy companies previously held in foreign jurisdictions.

The mine is sometimes referred to as part of Vinogradovsky coal mine.

The projected capacity of the mine is 5 Mtpa, according to KTK's website. The expansion of the mine's capacity to 5.5 Mt by 2021 was mentioned in the 'Programme for Coal Industry Development up to 2035' released in June 2020.

2020 operations were suspended due to the pandemic with production at only 89 thousand tonnes, 2021 production at Cheremshansky mine was 0.9 million tonnes. In 2022 production was similar at 0.99 million tonnes.

The expansion project is considered Shelved given no news on the project and significantly lower production numbers in the recent years.

• Owner: Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company JSC
• Parent: Omega LLC
• Location: near Karakan, Prokopyevsky District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
• GPS Coordinates: 54.365158, 86.898079 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 3.9 Mt (2018), 0.089 (2020), 0.9 Mt (2021), 0.99 (2022)
• Capacity: 5 Mtpa
• Total Resource: 202 MT (2017)
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 2008
• Source of Financing:

Expansion Details

• Status: Shelved
• Production Capacity: Increase of 4 Mt up to 5 Mtpa
• Mineable Reserves:
• Start Year:

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