Neryungrinsky Coal Mine

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Neryungrinsky coal mine (Нерюнгринский разрез) is a surface mine located close to the city of Neryungri, in the Neryungrinsky district, Sakha Republic, Russia.[1][2]

Location

The undated image below shows the exact location of the mine.[3]

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Background

The Neryungrinsky coal mine is operated by Yakutugol Holding Company, a subsidiary of Mechel. Mechel acquired Yakutugol mines and license areas in October 2007.[1]

The construction of the Neryungrinsky open pit was carried out in 1975-1985 in five separate bursts.[2] The mine is located six kilometres west of Neryungri, one of the main industrial centres of Yakutia and its second largest city. The mine has a railway spur connected to the Russian rail system.[1]

The Neryungrinsky coal mine produces coking coal and steam coal which are sold primarily in the Asia-Pacific region and domestically.[4] Exported coal goes to Japan, South Korea, China and India.[5]

In 2021 and 2020, the mine produced only coking coal - 4 million tonnes in 2021 and 5.1 million tonnes in 2020.[4]

Neryungrinsky Washing Plant is located near the mine, it has an annual capacity of 9.0 million tonnes. The plant produces coking coal concentrate and middlings.[4]

As per Mechel's report from 2018, the mining license for the mine was expected to run out in 2024.[1] It is not known whether it has been renewed.

Expansion Plans

As of early 2023, Yakutugol planned to increase mining works at Neryungrinsky and increase overburden from 26.2 million cubic meters in 2022 to 42.1 million in 2023. This will allow to increase production to 6 million tonnes in 2024.[6] In addition, to increase production in 2023 and beyond, the Neryungrinsky open pit mine plans to purchase 6 excavators, 4 drilling rigs and 18 dump trucks with a load capacity of 130 to 220 tonnes.[7]

Total 2022 production of Yakutugol in 2022 was reported at 4 million tonnes together with the smaller mines Kangalassk coal mine and Dzhebariki-Khaya coal mine.[6] The contribution of the smaller mines in 2022 is not known, in 2021 the mines' joint production was 0.4 million tonnes.[4]

Mine Details

  • Owner: Yakutugol Holding Company JSC
  • Parent: Mechel
  • Location: near Neryungri, Neryungrinsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia
  • GPS Coordinates: 56.704788, 124.590797 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 5.3 million tonnes in 2019[8]; 5.1 million tonnes in 2020[4]; 4 million tonnes in 2021[4]
  • Total Resource: 81.3 million tonnes (2021)[4]
  • Mineable Reserves: 80.6 million tonnes (2021)[4]
  • Coal type: Bituminous (Thermal and Met)[4]
  • Mine Type: Surface
  • Start Year: 1979[1]
  • Source of Financing:

Project Expansion Details

  • Status: Proposed
  • Capacity: increase of ca 2 Mt to reach 6 Mt[6]
  • Start year: 2024[6]

Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Mechel, "Form 20-F report, 2018," page 69, Mechel website, 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Yakutugol, "Разрез «Нерюнгринский»," Yakutugol website, accessed 18 February 2020.
  3. Neryungrinsky coal mine, Wikimapia, accessed Mar. 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Mechel. "2021 Form 20-F". mechel.com. Retrieved October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "«Якутуголь»: славное прошлое, слаженная работа и новаторские идеи". glavportal.ru. February 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Якутуголь в 2024 г. планирует дойти до уровня добычи более 6 млн т". neftegaz.ru/. January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "В 2023 году «Якутуголь» планирует добыть 4,2 млн тонн угля". ysia.ru. January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. https://www.mechel.com/upload/iblock/ee4/ee451c6cacdbdcace19b3fef36d92d5e.pdf Form 20_F 2019]

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