Novogrodovskaya No 1-3 Coal Mine

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Novogrodovskaya No 1-3 Coal Mine (Шахта 1-3 Новогродівська) is a mothballed coal mine in Novogrodovka, Donetsk, Ukraine.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Novogrodovskaya No 1-3 Coal Mine	Novogrodovka, Donetsk, Ukraine	48.22263665, 37.30911877 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Mothballed	–	1953	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	0.59	2021	Underground	Longwall	–	730.0*	975*

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
–	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Mine Novogrodovska 1-3 LLC [100%]	Mine Novogrodovska 1-3 LLC [100%]	Ukraine

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

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Background

Novogrodovska Coal Mine is an underground coal mine in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. In 2012, private company Novogrodovska Mine 1-3 LLC received the right to use the coal seams for 20 years from the state enterprise Selydivvugillia. Due to non-fulfilment of the conditions of the issued special permit, in May 2018, the State Geological Survey issued Order No. 160 on the suspension of the special permit. After that, the private company Novogrodovska Mine 1-3 LLC filed a lawsuit in court to cancel the order. After several trials, the company managed to restore the permit.

As of 2022 (and possibly earlier), it appeared that both the state-owned Selydivvugillia and the private Novogrodovska Mine 1-3 LLC extracted coal at the mine, with the private production being much higher.

The private company changed owners several times, as of 2022 it appeared to be owned by private individuals Mykola Dunayev, the chairman of the board of Donbasenergo PJSC Eduard Bondarenko and people's deputy Kostyantyn Efimov from the group "Dovira".

In December 2023, the state-owned mine reported that it celebrated its 70th anniversary. Many miners are now defending Ukraine, all those who remained work in difficult conditions, overcome blackouts, stay several shifts underground due to a lack of labour. It therefore appeared that the mine was operating.

On 17 August 2024, the administration of the state-owned mine took the decision to disconnect it from the electricity supply in connection with the approach of the front line, intensification of shelling of the mine's territory, and confirmed enemy reconnaissance and sabotage group incursions into the city. The main ventilation fan and central drainage pumps were shut down. The mine then began flooding and becoming gassed. Neighbouring mines of Selydivvugillia had already been put out of action earlier as a result of Russian shelling.

By 28 August 2024, Russian forces had fully captured Novogrodovskaya No 1-3. No evidence of resumed coal production at the mine has been identified in publicly available sources since its shutdown. The private company Novohrodivska Mine 1-3 LLC had relocated its registered address to Kramatorsk as of 2024, though no operational updates from the company regarding the mine site have been identified.

The Novohrodivska coal mine is classified as closed as of April 2026, given the mine's de-energisation and active flooding in August 2024, the subsequent Russian capture of the city, and the absence of any evidence of resumed production.

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