Krasnobrodsky Coal Mine
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Krasnobrodsky Coal Mine (Краснобродский разрез) is an operating coal mine in Kiselevsk Urban, Kemerovo, Russia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Krasnobrodsky Coal Mine | Krasnobrodsky, Prokopyevsky, Kemerovo, Russia[1] | 54.1677527, 86.4732567 (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[2] | – | 1947[2] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9[3] | 8.83[4][5][6] | 2022[4][5][6] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 2901[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 340[3] | 2025[3] | – | – | Bituminous[7] | Thermal & Met[7] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Kuzbassrazrezugol JSC [100.0%][8] | Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company OJSC [52.7%]; other unknown/mixed entity types [47.3%] | Russia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable | 7.31[9] | 7.57[9] | 7.8[10] | 7.71[5] | 7.55[11] | 8.83*[4][5][6] | – | – | – |
Expansion/Extension
Table 7: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed[12] | Pre-Permit | Expansion | Phase 2[13] | 1.35 | – |
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
The Krasnobrodsky coal mine (Краснобродский разрез) is a surface mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.[14] The Krasnobrodsky coal mine is a operated by Kuzbassrazrezugol, a subsidiary of Ural Mining Metallurgical Company.
The mine is spread out across three sections: Krasnobrodsky, Novosergeevsky and Vakhrushevksy, which were commissioned in 1947, 1956 and 1969, respectively.[15]
There is very little information available on the mine. Production has been consistently stable at 7.5-8 million tonnes per annum over 2019-2021. Kuzbassrazrezugol reported in its 2022 annual report that the volume of well drilling and the volume of rock blasting at the mine increased by 18% and 17%, respectively, compared with 2021. This can be an indication that production increased in 2022. [16] (estimated increase of 1.2-1.3Mt). The company's 2023 annual report[17] and 2023 Sustainability report did not present production results of the mine. The annual report stated that the volume of well drilling and of rock blasting at the mine increased by 2%.
2023-2025 production levels are not available. In 2023, the coal mines of Kuzbassrazrezugul were said to have decreased production to 40.7 million tonnes from about 44 million tonnes in 2022.
In May 2024, two new substations - Utkinskaya (110 kV) and Uglerod (35 kV) - were commissioned at the Krasnobrodsky coal mine, increasing the mine’s installed power capacity by nearly one third. The power capacity increase aimed at supporting the expansion of industrial infrastructure and ensuring reliable power supply to mining equipment, including excavators and dewatering systems.[18]
Environmental Protection Measures and Seismic Activity
In November 2020, Kuzbassrazrezugol commissioned wastewater treatment facilities at the mine. The system combined mechanical (including adsorption with zeolite) and chemical treatment to improve purification of discharged water before release into the Cherta River.[19]
An earthquake of magnitude of 5.3 was registered in the area of the coal mine in January 2022.[20] Another earthquake occurred in March 2023 with a magnitude of 4.4. [21]
Expansion
In 2020 it appeared that the company planned to expand the operations at Vakhrushevsky-Gluboky section. Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment was published in 2020.[22] According to the assessment, the expanded area can generate 1.65 million tonnes of coal per annum (page 10).[22] The mining area would be only 3km north of the city of Prokopyevsk, and 1km west of the city of Kiselevsk.[22] The area is already heavily mined. Public consultation announcements were made in 2022.[23]
In December 2024, announcements were made of the planned public consultation of the project to develop the reserves of the Krasnobrodsky Gluboky section. [24][25] However the parameters of the expansion were not clear.
In January 2025, a new public consultation was announced for the second stage of the project to develop reserves of the Krasnobrodsky Gluboky section. The Environmental Impact Assessment was conducted from June 20, 2024 to February 20, 2025, and public consultations were held in the form of a survey between January 21 and February 20, 2025 .[26] There are no published results of the consultations in the Russian registry of public discussion materials as of early 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0812.B1 | mine boundary | surface | Krasnobrodsky coal mine boundary, Krasnobrodskoye field | reported | 2025-12-15 00:00:00 |
| M0812.B2 | mine boundary | surface | Krasnobrodsky coal mine boundary, Vakhrushevskoye field | reported | 2025-12-15 00:00:00 |
| M0812.P1 | other | preparation plant | Coal handling and preparation plant | extracted | 2024-05-13 00:00:00 |
| M0812.P2 | other | preparation plant | Coal handling and preparation plant | extracted | 2025-04-30 00:00:00 |
Table SMP2: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data (continued)
| ID | Notes |
|---|---|
| M0812.B1 | This mine operates under the Krasnobrodskoye subsoil land-use license КЕМ11669ТЭ, as identified through the Annual Report of JSC “UK Kuzbassrazrezugol”(Годовой отчет АО «УК Кузбассразрезуголь»), page 3, https://www.archive.org/details/Kuzbassrazrezugol2023, 2023. The license was issued on September 3, 2003, and is valid until December 31, 2032. The boundary was extracted from the NedraExpert portal at https://web.archive.org/web/20251219223515/https://www.nedraexpert.ru/license/144385?ysclid=mjdg4ia9a7745751665. The area between the Krasnobrodskoye and Vakhrushevskoye license boundaries is occupied by subsoil plots (including Karagailinskoye and Novosergeevskoye) classified as part of the Undistributed Subsoil Fund, indicating no active mining operations within this intervening area at the time of review. This was verified through the NedraExpert portal, https://web.archive.org/web/20251217220747/https://www.nedraexpert.ru/subsurface/2100027339/1, https://web.archive.org/web/20251219223601/https://www.nedraexpert.ru/subsurface/2100028211/1. The approximate area of the resulting boundary is 11 square km. |
| M0812.B2 | This mine operates under the Vakhrushevskoye subsoil land-use license КЕМ01797ТЭ, as identified through the Annual Report of JSC “UK Kuzbassrazrezugol”(Годовой отчет АО «УК Кузбассразрезуголь»), page 3, https://www.archive.org/details/Kuzbassrazrezugol2023, 2023.The license was registered on April 30, 2014, and is valid until April 30, 2034. The boundary was extracted from the NedraExpert portal at https://web.archive.org/web/20251215155358/https://www.nedraexpert.ru/license/161333?ysclid=mj7bthtgru309011861. The area between the Krasnobrodskoye and Vakhrushevskoye license boundaries is occupied by subsoil plots (including Karagailinskoye and Novosergeevskoye) classified as part of the Undistributed Subsoil Fund, indicating no active mining operations within this intervening area at the time of review. This was verified through the NedraExpert portal, https://web.archive.org/web/20251217220747/https://www.nedraexpert.ru/subsurface/2100027339/1, https://web.archive.org/web/20251217220845/https://www.nedraexpert.ru/subsurface/2100028211/1.
The approximate area of the resulting boundary is 3 square km. |
| M0812.P1 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. Also verified through “Krasnobrodskaya-Koksovaya Coal Preparation Plant: Coal Liberation,” Mining Industry magazine, that coal from the Krasnobrodskoye field is processed at the Krasnobrodskaya-Koksovaya coal preparation plant, https://web.archive.org/web/20251219224214/https://dprom.online/processing/of-krasnobrodskaya-koksovaya-osvobozhdenie-uglya/?ysclid=mj7fas67x0329887500, 2019. |
| M0812.P2 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. Also verified through “Krasnobrodskaya-Koksovaya Coal Preparation Plant: Coal Liberation,” Mining Industry magazine, that coal from the Vakhrushevskoye field field is processed at the Vakhrushevskoye coal preparation plant, https://web.archive.org/web/20251219224214/https://dprom.online/processing/of-krasnobrodskaya-koksovaya-osvobozhdenie-uglya/?ysclid=mj7fas67x0329887500, 2019. |
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References
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