Kostromovskaya Coal Mine
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Kostromovskaya Coal Mine (шахта Костромовская) is an operating coal mine in Novogorodets, Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kostromovskaya Coal Mine | Novogorodets, Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia | 54.599044, 86.058569 (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[1] | – | 2008[2] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 2.4[3] | 2023[3] | Underground | Longwall | – | 448* | 797[4] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4[5] | 2019[5] | 136[5] | – | Bituminous | Met[6] | Steel Plant |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| MMK-Ugol LLC [100.0%][5] | Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat PJSC [100.0%] | Russia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable | 2.23[7] | 2.8[5] | 2.97[8] | 3.34[8] | 2.45*[9][10] | 2.69[11] | 2.4*[3] | – | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
Kostromovskaya Coal Mine (шахта Костромовская) is an underground mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.
MMK-Ugol LLC owns and operates the mine, which is owned by Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works.[12] The other mine owned by the company is Chertinskaya-Koksovaya coal mine.
MMK-Ugol also owns the Belovskaya coal washing plant that produces coal concentrate received from the Kostromoskaya coal mine and Chertinskaya-Koksovaya coal mine. Most of the coal concentrate is used in MMK's steel production. The two mines cover about 40% of the Group's coking coal needs.[13] The mine temporally shut down in March 2022 due to an accident.[14]
Met coal production in 2023 of the two mines of MMK Ugol fell by 11%. It was therefore estimated that the production of Kostromovskaya fell by the same amount and was estimated at 2.4 million tonnes.[15]
Safety Violations and Temporary Suspensions
In August 2025, coal extraction and development works were temporarily suspended following multiple industrial safety violations. Mining operations in a preparatory heading and in longwall No. 19-17 were halted due to exceeding permissible methane concentrations, insufficient ventilation, violations in the aerogas monitoring system, and dust-explosive conditions.[16]
Coal Mine Boundaries and Methane Sources
Global Energy Monitor researchers have identified coal mine boundary/boundaries and potential sources of coal mine methane (CMM) for this mine. These research results can be used to drive CMM attribution and mitigation efforts, particularly when combined with remotely sensed methane plume locations and mine ownership data. Explore the results with the embedded map at the top of this page by clicking on the mine boundary polygon or the CMM placemarkers to reveal more details. A detailed description of this research can be found in Coal Mine Boundaries and Methane Sources. This data is also available as a downloadable companion dataset to the Global Coal Mine Tracker and the Global Methane Emitters Tracker.
Table SMP1: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data
| ID | Mine feature category | Mine feature subcategory | Description | Coordinates precision | Data source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1343.B1 | mine boundary | underground | Kostromovskaya mine boundary | extracted | 2025-12-04 00:00:00 |
| M1343.P1 | other | slope access or production shaft | Mine production shaft | extracted | 2025-04-12 00:00:00 |
| M1343.P2 | ventilation system | vent | Possible ventilation system | extracted | 2025-04-12 00:00:00 |
| M1343.P3 | degasification system | drainage station | Gas drainage station | extracted | 2023-10-03 00:00:00 |
| M1343.P4 | degasification system | drainage station | Gas drainage station | extracted | 2025-04-12 00:00:00 |
| M1343.P5 | ventilation system | shaft | Possible ventilation shaft | extracted | 2025-04-12 00:00:00 |
| M1343.P6 | ventilation system | vent | Possible ventilation system | extracted | 2025-04-12 00:00:00 |
| M1343.P7 | degasification system | drainage station | Gas drainage station | extracted | 2023-10-03 00:00:00 |
| M1343.P8 | ventilation system | vent | Possible ventilation shaft | extracted | 2025-04-12 00:00:00 |
| M1343.P9 | degasification system | drainage station | Gas drainage station | extracted | 2022-04-18 00:00:00 |
| M1343.P10 | degasification system | drainage station | Gas drainage station | extracted | 2025-04-12 00:00:00 |
| M1343.P11 | degasification system | drainage station | Gas drainage station | extracted | 2025-04-12 00:00:00 |
| M1343.P12 | degasification system | drainage station | Decommissioned gas drainage station | extracted | 2022-04-18 00:00:00 |
Table SMP2: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data (continued)
| ID | Notes |
|---|---|
| M1343.B1 | This mine operates under the Nikitinsky subsoil land-use license КЕМ02011ТЭ, as identified through the Issuer’s Quarterly Report for Q2 2021, PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK), page 43 mmk.ru/upload/iblock/c51/ocbvp8l9iiw14gmmcqqknwq38m8iygsn/qreport_2_2021.pdf, August 13, 2021.The license was issued on March 10, 2017, and is valid until July 16, 2030.The boundary was extracted from the NedraExpert portal at https://web.archive.org/web/20251204224940/https://www.nedraexpert.ru/subsurface/1144749394/1. The approximate area of the resulting boundary is 17 square km. |
| M1343.P1 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M1343.P2 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M1343.P3 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M1343.P4 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M1343.P5 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M1343.P6 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M1343.P7 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M1343.P8 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M1343.P9 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. Also verified through the website of the “Modular Degasification Units Plant” (НПП «Завод модульных дегазационных установок»), confirming the construction of a surface gas drainage station,zavodmdu.ru/ru/project_ZAO_Chahta_Kostromovskay_001.html.Clearly visible under construction in April 2020, fully installed by April–May 2021, and removed by October 2023. |
| M1343.P10 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. Also verified through the website of the “Modular Degasification Units Plant” (НПП «Завод модульных дегазационных установок»), confirming the construction of a surface gas drainage station,zavodmdu.ru/ru/project_ZAO_Chahta_Kostromovskay_001.html Objects M1343.P10 and M1343.P11 function as part of the same degasification system. |
| M1343.P11 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. Also verified through the website of the “Modular Degasification Units Plant” (НПП «Завод модульных дегазационных установок»), confirming the construction of a surface gas drainage,zavodmdu.ru/ru/project_Shahta_Kosromskay_094.html. Objects M1343.P10 and M1343.P11 function as part of the same degasification system. |
| M1343.P12 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. The structure is first visible in the April 8, 2022 imagery. By 2023, the structure is no longer visible, indicating that the object was demolished and subsequently decommissioned between April 8, 2022 and 2023. |
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