Izykhsky Coal Mine

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Izykhsky Coal Mine (Разрез Изыхский) is an operating coal mine in Belyy Yar, Altaysky, Khakassia, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Izykhsky Coal Mine	Belyy Yar, Altaysky, Khakassia, Russia	53.605952, 91.440754 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1958	–

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
–	1.3	2023	Surface	Open Pit	–	50.0*	477*

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
35.0	2021	–	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
SUEK-Khakassia LLC [100%]	Siberian Coal Energy Company JSC [100.0%]	Russia

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Saleable	1.23	1.37	1.5	0.93	1.32	1.2	1.31

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

Background

Izykhsky Coal Mine (Изыхский разрез) is a surface mine near the town Belyy Yar, in Altaysky District, Khakassia Republic, Russia. Izykhsky coal mine has four different sections. The last section 4 was developed in 2008. As of 2022, mining works were conducted in section 4.

Izykhsky coal mine is owned and operated by SUEK-Khakassiya JSC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK).

According to information on the website of SUEK AG (the export arm of SUEK), the Izykhsky coal mine does not supply coal for exports.

At the end of November 2022, the coal mine met its annual plan of 1.2 million tonnes.

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