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The Prokopyevsky Coal Mine (Прокопьевский разрез) is an operating surface coal mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the mine, near Prokopyevsk, in Prokopyevsk Urban District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.[1]

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Background

The Prokopyevsky coal mine is an old surface mine owned and operated by Prokopyevsky Razrez JSC, a subsidiary of MelTEK.[2] It was sold to MelTEK by Siberian Business Union in December 2018.[3][4]

MelTEK stated in 2019 that it has carried out a significant modernization program since the acquisition, in particular the transportation equipment.[5]

There are no updates on the mine's operations since 2019. 1H 2022 production was 0.63 million tonnes, 19% higher than in the same period in 2021.[6]

Total production by MelTEK's mines (Prokopyevsky, Kiselevsky coal mine, Sibenergougol mine and Stepanovsky coal mine) in 2022 reached 3.462 million tonnes, which was 30% lower than in 2021.[7]

Mine Details

  • Owner: Prokopyevsky Razrez JSC
  • Parent Company: MelTEK
  • Location: Prokopyevsk Urban District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
  • GPS Coordinates: 53.940730, 86.633377 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 1.7 million tonnes (2017, 2019)[4][5], 0.63 million tonnes (1H 2022)[6]
  • Reserves:
  • Mineable Reserves:
  • Coal type: Bituminous
  • Mine Type: Surface
  • Start Year: 1953[8]
  • Source of Financing:

Articles and resources

References

  1. Разрез «Прокопьевский», Wikimapia, accessed May 2021.
  2. MelTEK "website", accessed May 2021.
  3. Sergei Titov, Миллиардер Струков купил угольный разрез в Кузбассе за $130 млн, Forbes Russia, 26 Dec. 2018.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Миллиардер Струков купил угольный разрез в Кузбассе за $130 млн". 28 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "«МЕЛТЭК» В СТРОЮ УСПЕШНЫХ УГОЛЬНЫХ КОМПАНИЙ РЕГИОНА". 27trk.ru. August 19, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Argus Russian Coal". argusmedia.com. August 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Итоги работы угольной промышленности 2022 г". cyberleninka.ru. 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "ЗАО «ПРОКОПЬЕВСКИЙ УГОЛЬ­НЫЙ РАЗРЕЗ»". mining-portal.ru. {{cite web}}: soft hyphen character in |title= at position 25 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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