Karakansky-Zapadny Coal Mine
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Karakansky-Zapadny Coal Mine (участок Караканский-Западный) is an operating coal mine in Karakan, Belovsky, Kemerovo, Russia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Karakansky-Zapadny Coal Mine | Karakan, Belovsky, Kemerovo, Russia | 54.358257, 86.746502 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 2010 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 4.7[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 50* | 670* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38[2] | – | 38 | – | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Shakhta Belovskaya CJSC[3] | Karakan Invest LLC | Russia |
Expansion/Extension
Table 6: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelved | Announced | Expansion | Stage 1 | 1.5 | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Karakansky-Zapadny coal mine (Караканский-Западный разрез) is an operating surface mine in the Belovo district in the Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The Karakansky-Zapadny coal mine is a surface mine owned and operated by Shakhta Belovskaya CJSC (ЗАО Шахта Беловская), which is owned by Karakan Invest.[4] In late 2021 Karakan Invest was acquired by EcoCarbonInvest.[5] Shakhta Belovskaya CJSC also owns the Yevtinsky Perspektivny coal mine[6].
Karakan Invest is creating the coal energy cluster merging the extraction, processing and generating capacities of the Karakansky coal deposits including underground coal gasification on the site and production of coal to liquid fuel.[7] Karakan Invest further includes a logistics company Belcommerce, an engineering company Promishlennik and the trading company Karakan Energo Trade.[8]
Most of the operating indicators and investment plans are reported by Karakan Invest jointly for the Karakansky-Zapadny coal mine and the Yevtinsky Perspektivny coal mine. Joint production reached 4.8 million tonnes in 2021 and 4.7 million tonnes in 2022.[9][10]
In 2020 it was 4.4 million tonnes in 2020[9], of which 2.1 million was contributed by Karakansky-Zapadny coal mine.[6] No separate mine production figure is available for 2021 or 2022.
About half of the coal produced is exported.[9]
The company mentioned in its Development Strategy from 2020 a plan to expand the seam to 6 million tonnes.[11] However due to the lack of news on this expansion and the recent news on suspension of new investment activity in Kuzbass[12], this project can be considered as Shelved.
- Owner: Shakhta Belovskaya CJSC
- Parent: Karakan Invest LLC
- Location: Karakan, Belovsky District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
- GPS Coordinates: 54.358257, 86.746502 (exact)
- Status: Operating[13]
- Production Capacity: 4.5 Mt/year[14], 3.1 million tonnes (2019 production)[14], 2.1 million tonnes (2020 production)[6], 4.7 million tonnes (2022 - Joint with Yevtinsky Perspektivny coal mine)[9]
- Total Reserves: 38 million tonnes (for surface mining)[14]
- Coal type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year: 2010
- Source of Financing:
Project Expansion Details
- Status: Shelved
- Capacity: 1.5Mt to reach 6Mtpa[11]
- Mineable Reserves:
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://karakan-invest.ru/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://karakan-invest.ru/company/presentation/download/presentation.pdf?8.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://karakan-invest.ru/company/presentation/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "ПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЯ ГРУППЫ КОМПАНИЙ". karakan-invest.ru. unknown. Retrieved September 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Московская компания «Экокарбоинвест» приобрела «Каракан Инвест» в Кузбассе". kommersant.ru. 28 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Karakan Invest. "Company presentation". Retrieved September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Karakan Invest, "Development strategy", accessed 31 July 2019.
- ↑ Karakan Invest, "Presentation of the group of companies", accessed 31 July 2019.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Karakan Invest. "Investor Info". Retrieved September 2022 and September 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ГК «Каракан инвест» снизила добычу угля в 2022 году на 2%". www.kommersant.ru. April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 KCEC, Development Strategy, accessed July 2020
- ↑ "В Кузбассе временно приостановили реализацию крупных инвестпроектов в сфере добычи угля". tass.ru. September 8, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Karakan Invest, "Charcoal drawing", 2017
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Karakan Invest. "Investor presentation 2021" (PDF). Retrieved September 2022.
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