Novodonetskaya Coal Mine

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The Novodonetskaya Coal Mine is an underground coal mine in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Location

The map below shows the location of the mine, near Bilozers'ke, in Dobropillia Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.[1]

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Background

The Novodonetskaya coal mine is an underground coal mine.[2][3][4]

The mine used to be part of DTEK Dobropolyeugol, a subsidiary of DTEK Energy.[5] In 2020 DTEK decided to interrupt the lease agreement and in early 2021 returned the company to the state.[6] Subsequently the mine transitioned under the ownership of State enterprise Dobropillyavugillya-vydobutok.[7]

DTEK Dobropolyeugol included 5 mines: Novodenetskaya, Almaznaya Coal Mine, Belitskaya Coal Mine, Dobropilska Coal Mine and the smaller Pioner coal mine.[6] In 2017, DTEK Dobropolyeugol jointly produced 2.128 Mt of coal.[8] In 2020, it was 2.343 Mt.[9]

According to the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, most Donbas region mines were seized by Russians and pro-Russian rebels in late 2014 and many have endured electricity shortages and flooding ever since. The output of the Donbas mines is no longer transparent, and many are likely non-operational and on hiatus.[10]

The Novodonetskaya coal mine was assumed mothballed, however as per sources from 2023 it appeared to be operating. The company's undated website referred to the mine as operational.[11] In August 2023, the company reported that the annual plan of the Novodonetskaya coal mine was completed ahead of schedule, despite all the difficulties caused by the military actions.[12] In September 2023, a training alarm was conducted at the mine, suggesting too that the mine was operational.[13]

In October 2023, Dobropillyavugillya-vydobutok reported that the company completed the annual mining plan ahead of schedule, producing 0.64 million tonnes of coal.[14] This is joint production of 3 mines of the company that appear to be operating - Novodonetskaya, Almaznaya Coal Mine and Dobropilska Coal Mine.

Mine Details

  • Owner: SE Dobropillyavugillya-vydobutok (ДП Добропіллявугілля-видобуток)
  • Parent Company: Government of Ukraine
  • Location: Bilozers'ke, Dobropillia Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
  • GPS Coordinates: 48.5589919, 37.003202 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 0.97 million tonnes (2019)[15]
  • Total Reserves: 78 MT
  • Recoverable Reserves:
  • Coal type: Bituminous
  • Mine Type: Underground
  • Start Year: 1968
  • Workforce:
  • Source of Financing:

Articles and resources

References

  1. ДТЭК Шахта "Новодонецкая", Wikimapia, accessed Mar. 2021.
  2. Шахта «Новодонецька», Wikipedia (Ukrainian), accessed Mar. 2021.
  3. ДТЕК передав управління шахтами Добропіллявугілля новоствореному державному підприємству «Добропіллявугілля-видобуток», DTEK press release, 8 Feb. 2021.
  4. Шахта «Новодонецкая», MiningWiki.ru, accessed Apr. 2021.
  5. "Шахта «Алмазная» (Доброполье)". miningwiki.ru. unknown. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "ДТЭК отказалась от шахт "Добропольеуголь": разбираемся в причинах и последствиях". kanaldim.tv. March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Структура підприємства". dobropillyavuhillya.com.ua. unknown. Retrieved January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. DTEK, "Annual Report 2017", DTEK website, p. 62
  9. "2020 Integrated Report" (PDF). dtek.com. 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Yulia Abibok, Ukraine’s Coal Industry in Crisis, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, January 22, 2021
  11. "Структура підприємства". dobropillyavuhillya.com.ua. unknown. Retrieved January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Виконання річного плану колективом ВП «Шахтоуправління «Новодонецьке»". dobropillyavuhillya.com.ua/. August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "На Донеччині провели учбову тривогу на шахті «Новодонецька» ВП «Шахтоуправління «Новодонецьке» ДП «Добропіллявугілля-видобуток»". dsp.gov.ua. September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Виконання річного плану колективом ДП «Добропіллявугілля-видобуток»". dobropillyavuhillya.com.ua. October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. DTEK, "DTEK Dobropolyeugol miners produced more than 4 million tons of coal in a year", DTEK website, Accessed May 2021

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