Maikubensky Coal Mine

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Maikubensky Coal Mine (Майкубенский разрез) is an operating coal mine in Maykain, Bayanul, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maikubensky Coal Mine	Maykain, Bayanul, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan	51.2585533407948, 75.6946485707959 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1987	–

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
3.3	2.3	2024	Surface	Open Pit	43.2	250	800

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
102	2023	–	Shoptykol	Lignite	Thermal	Coal Plant

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Maikuben-West JSC [100.0%]	Maikuben-West JSC [100%]	Kazakhstan

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Saleable	3.6	4	4.3	4.1	3.8	4.2	3.8	2.3	–

Expansion/Extension

Table 7: Project status

* Added capacity of a coal mine refers to the enhancement in the mine's production capabilities beyond its initial production capacity.

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Project Phase	Added Capacity (Mtpa)*	Start Year
Proposed	Construction	Expansion	–	2.56	2026

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

The Maikubensky coal mine (Майкубенский разрез) is a surface coal mine near Maykain, Pavlodar region, Kazakhstan.

The mine has several active pits: Shoptykolsky, Taldykol, and Sarykol. The mine is owned by Maikuben-West JSC. The company changed ownership several times. Until 2008 it was owned by AES Corporation when it sold the mine to Kazakhmys Plc. However, it appears that Kazakhmys has later sold the asset. As per Maikuben's financial statements, as of December 2021, the sole shareholder is Premier Development Company (Kazakhstan). The founders of Premier Development Company are Joint Resources (50%) and a private individual Mrs Elimesova (50%), a citizen of Kazakhstan.

2013 production was 5.4 million tonnes with a plan to increase production to 8.5 Mt by 2016, according to an outdated company's website. In 2015 production was reported at a much lower level - 2.75 million tonnes.

In 2021, the coal mine sold 3.8 million tonnes compared to 4 million tonnes in 2020. It was assumed that production is approximately the same as volumes sold. Production in 2022 reached 4.2 million tonnes, 2.6 million tonnes of which was exported.

In 2022, the Company established a strategic plan for 2022-2026 with the planned increase of production up to 6 Mt, the target date was not known. The company's annual report from 2023 also referred to the plan to increase production up to 6Mt. However, a video report dated February 2024 mentioned planned increase in production up to 8 Mt, up from the current levels of about 4Mt. New equipment acquired will November 2023 will help to achieve those levels.

Production in 2024 reached 2.3 million tonnes, with the mine's designed capacity stated at 5.2 million tonnes per annum. In 2024, the company made its first coal deliveries to the European market. In December 2024, the company planned to double production in 2025 through increased exports, in line with its aspiration to reach a production capacity of 6 Mtpa.

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