Karagailinsky Coal Mine

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Karagailinsky Coal Mine (Шахта Спиридоновская, шахтa Карагайлинская, Шахтоуправление Карагайлинскоe) is an operating coal mine in Kiselevsk, Kiselevsk Urban, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Karagailinsky Coal Mine	Kiselevsk, Kiselevsk Urban, Kemerovo, Russia	54.1413807546388, 86.5902283513427 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2014	–

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
–	0.22	2025	Underground	Longwall	–	448*	164

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
34	2023	–	–	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Shakhta Spiridonovskaya LLC [100.0%]	–	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
–	–	–	0.6	1	–	–	0.6*	–	0.22

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

Karagailinsky Coal mine (Шахтоуправление Карагайлинское) is an underground mine in Kiselyovsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The mine was originally opened in 1965 but was closed down in the late 1990s. In 2006 the rights to the mine were acquired by Zarechnaya Coal Company.

The mine was reopened in 2014. Karagailinsky Mine Management LLC, a subsidiary of Zarechnaya Coal Company LLC, operated the mine but was announced bankrupt in September 2020.

Zarechnaya Coal Company LLC became bankrupt even earlier in 2017. Karagailinsky Mine Management LLC was spun off from the parent in 2017 as it was considered a viable entity on a standalone basis. According to company databases, as of October 2023, the company was owned by Technologiya Dobychi LLC.

The mine stopped producing in 2020 and fired half of more than 900 employees. By December 2020 there should have been no more than 200 employees left. The complexity of the geological conditions and the industry's downturn were mentioned as the main reasons of bankruptcy.

In summer 2020 the mine's capacity was reported 90 thousand tonnes per month. (i.e. about 1Mtpa). Gazprombank provided RUB 9 billion (ca USD 140 million) out of RUB 12 billion of total investments.

However based on May 2023 source it appeared that the mine may had been operating. In April, the mine was suspended from carrying out cleaning and preparatory works due to the failure to take appropriate measures following the failure of the main ventilation fan. All works at the mine were suspended for 90 days except for life support works. The same source stated that in January 2023, a part of the assets of the mine was sold to a company called Mercury LLC (OOO Меркурий). The lot included various equipment, engineering infrastructure facilities, ten land plots unencumbered by liens.

In May 2023, it was reported the new owner is now Shakhta Spiridonovskaya LLC. Until the licenses are reissued, work on the subsoil sites, including coal mining and its sale, will be carried out under lease agreements. It appeared that the mine has resumed operations at that time, evidenced by the administrative penalty in the form of a suspension of all work at the mine for 90 days. A new company's profile on an industry portal stated that production in the first half of 2023 reached 320 thousand tonnes, with a plan to produce 930 thousand tonnes in 2024.

In January 2025, operations of the Spiridonovskaya mine were suspended for 90 days for violation of explosion safety of electrical equipment, improper ventilation and other violations. Rostekhnadzor drew up 9 protocols on temporary bans on activities.

Bankruptcy Proceedings and Limited Operations

In October 2025, it was reported that Spiridonovskaya Mine LLC resumed open-pit coal extraction after suspending underground mining in June 2025 due to lack of financing. Open-pit preparatory works began on October 12, and coal extraction was scheduled to start on November 3, 2025. The open-pit reserves were estimated at approximately 1.1 million tonnes, to be extracted over three years by a contractor.

The company had entered a supervision procedure in September 2025 and faced wage arrears, with repayment expected to begin in November from coal sales revenue.

In November 2025, creditors of Spiridonovskaya Mine LLC filed claims totaling approximately RUB 4 billion ($41 million) as part of the bankruptcy proceedings.

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