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Krasnolymanska Coal Mine (шахта Краснолиманська) is an operating coal mine in Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Donetsk, Ukraine.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Krasnolymanska Coal Mine | Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Donetsk, Ukraine | 48.362948851646, 37.242392708826 (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] | – | 1958[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2[1] | 0.29[2] | 2021[2] | Underground | – | – | 728[1] | 801* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65.4 | – | – | – | Bituminous | Thermal[1] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| State Enterprise Coal Company Krasnolymanskaya[1] | State Enterprise Coal Company Krasnolymanskaya | Ukraine |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
The Krasnolymanska coal mine is an underground coal mine located in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
The mine used to be owned by state enterprise Coal Company Krasnolimanskaya JSC. According to a study dated 2001, the coal mine had the largest coal reserves in Ukraine, estimated at 85.1 million tonnes, and was producing 3.5 million tonnes per year at the time.[3]
Already from 2003, a portion of the mine has been operated by a private company Krasnolimanskoye LLC, which concluded a coal seam lease agreement with the state-owned enterprise with total reserves of 65.4 million tonnes of coal.[4] This partnership has been tumultuous involving conflicted individuals and legal cases.[5] As of 2017, both the state-owned company and the private company were extracting coal.[4]
Later sources stated that production by the state-owned company stopped in 2018 and coal was extracted by Krasnolimanskoye LLC only. Coal mining by the state-owned enterprise never began, while the private investor did not confirm the status of fulfilment of its investment obligations under the agreement.[6] Krasnolimanskaya LLC claims that it has legal rights to the reserves and is operating well and paying taxes.[7]
In October 2023, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine appointed a new head of Coal Company Krasnolimanskaya whose priority was to restore state coal production.[6] The Ministry of Energy said it was preparing for "official privatization" of the company with capacity of 2.2 Mtpa, while the current arrangement was said to be 'parasytical'.[8][9] The miners protested against this appointment by suspending production and it appeared that the appointment was recalled a few weeks a later.[10]
Extract Industries Transparency Initative's report stated that in 2020 only the privately-owned Krasnolimanskoye produced 0.124 Mt of coal while the state-owned Coal Company Krasnolymanskaya did not produce anything. However for 2021, the report showed that both companies extracted coal - 0.287 Mt by the private Krasnolymanskoye and only 0.002 Mt by the state-owned company.[11]
- Owner: Coal Company Krasnolimanskaya JSC
- Parent Company: Government of Ukraine
- Location: Rodynske, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
- GPS Coordinates: 48.36294885164606, 37.24239270882602 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 2.2 Mt (capacity)[8], 2 Mt (2017)[4], 0.29 Mt (2021)[11]
- Mineable Reserves: 65.4 million tonnes (2003)[4]
- Coal type: Bituminous
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year:1958
- Source of Financing:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240130183055/https://privatization.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Krasnolymanska-Coal-Company-Eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240219020932/https://eiti.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/UA_EITI_Report_2021_UKR_final.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Coal mine methane in Ukraine" (PDF). epa.gov. January 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "БизнесЦензор" (Business Censor), "The scam on Krasnolimanskaya. Second circle", БизнесЦензор website, Accessed May 2021
- ↑ "Схемы Кропачева: как "смотрящий за углем" времен Януковича довел до ручки шахту "Краснолиманскую" и почему он еще на свободе". pidozra.com. October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Минэнерго сменило руководителя госшахты "Краснолиманская"". /ru.interfax.com.ua. October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ООО "Краснолиманское" Виталия Кропачева в 2022 году пополнило бюджеты всех уровней на 581 миллион гривень налогов". www.unian.net. February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Минэнерго обвинило бизнесмена Кропачова в «паразитировании» на государственной угольной компании". antikor.com.ua. October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ДП "Вугільна компанія "Краснолиманська" - Privatization flyer" (PDF). privatization.gov.ua. September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Минэнерго отозвало кандидатуру и. о. директора шахты "Краснолиманская", против которого протестовали шахтеры". www.obozrevatel.com/. October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Звіт ІПВГ України 2021 (page 43)" (PDF). eiti.org/. 2023.
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