Novoshakhtinskoye Coal Mine

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Novoshakhtinskoye Coal Mine (разрезоуправление Новошахтинское, разрез Павловский № 2, разрез Северная депрессия) is an operating coal mine in Novoshakhtinsky, Mikhaylovsky, Primorsky, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Novoshakhtinskoye Coal Mine	Novoshakhtinsky, Mikhaylovsky, Primorsky, Russia	44.065009, 132.077873 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1982	–

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
–	4.34	2025	Surface	–	–	50*	950

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
96	2021	–	–	Lignite	Thermal	Terminal (Export)

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Primorskugol LLC [100.0%]	Siberian Coal Energy Company JSC	Russia

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Saleable	3.54	3.62	3.5	3.36	3.5	3.5	3.1	8	4.34

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	Announced	Expansion	–	2.5	2028 (planned)

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

Novoshakhtinskoye Coal Mine (Новошахтинский разрез) is a surface mine in Novoshakhtinsky, Primorsky Krai, Russia, comprised of Pavlovsky surface mine and Severnaya Depressiya surface mine. The Novoshakhtinskoye coal mine is operated by Primorskugol OJSC, a subsidiary of SUEK.

In 2020, production reached 3.36 million tonnes, in 2022 - just over 3.5 million tonnes. The mine supplies to Primorskaya TPP power station, among others.

The mine is located close to the border with China. Transhipment of coal is via Maly Port.

It was reported in February 2023 that in the nearest future the company will consider a 5-year development plan and SUEK has set a very ambitious task to increase coal production up to 5 million tonnes per year. For 2023 the investment programme of Novoshakhtinskoye totals 430 million rubles. The technical department was working on the documentation. To reach 5 million tonnes of coal production, about 12 billion roubles of investments were needed, according to the company.

Coal production in 2023 was said to be 3.1 million tonnes in an interview with the company and 3.5 by another source. In the 8 months of 2024, the mine extracted 1.8 million tonnes. New equipment was delivered to the mine with a view to increase production, according to a media source from May 2024.

By the end of 2024, Primorskugol reported annual coal production of just over 8 million tonnes, suggesting that the previously planned expansion to 5 million tonnes per year had been achieved and surpassed; in the first half of 2025, output reached 4.34 million tonnes, up 711,000 tonnes year-on-year. Partizanskaya power station power station was reported as the primary consumer of the mine's coal output.

In November 2025, three 130-tonne dump trucks were delivered to the Pavlovsky No. 2 open-pit mine as part of Primorskugol's fleet expansion programme aimed at increasing coal output.

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