Samsonivska-Zakhidna Coal Mine

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Samsonivska-Zakhidna Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Samsonivka, Krasnodon, Luhansk, Ukraine.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Samsonivska-Zakhidna Coal Mine	Samsonivka, Krasnodon, Luhansk, Ukraine	48.3810677, 39.5852462 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Mothballed	–	1999	–

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
0.9	0.25	2024	Underground	–	–	730*	1007.893404130883*

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
133	–	–	–	Bituminous	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Republic Fuel Company Vostokugol State Enterprise [100.0%]	Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Luhansk People's Republic	Russia

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

Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the value is an estimated figure based on various factors, including the company's forecasted or reported monthly or quarterly production data, etc.

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
ROM	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.1*	0.25	–

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

The Samsonivska-Zakhidna Coal Mine (also known by its Russian name Samsonovka-Zapadnaya) is an underground coal mine in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.

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 current output of the Donbas mines, including this one, is no longer transparent, and many are likely non-operational and on hiatus. The Samsonivska-Zakhidna coal mine is an underground coal mine. It used to be owned and Krasnodonugol, a subsidiary of Metinvest Group, which is owned by Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov.

With the occupation of the region since 2014, the mine transitioned under the control of Republic Fuel Company Vostokugol State Enterprise.

In 2019, the mine celebrated its 20th anniversary, having produced almost 20 million tonnes during this period.

In 2020, a new longwall was launched at the mine.

In August 2022, fire broke out at the mine which lasted at least three days. It appeared that the mine was operating at that time.

In February 2024, a coal trading company "Donskiye Ugli" signed an agreement with the government of the Lugansk People's Republic on the lease of five mines including the Samonivska-Zakhida coal mine with a view to increase coal production. On this basis it appeared that the mine is operating, although there were severe problems with staff.

In September 2024, following Donskiye Ugli's investment of approximately 100 million rubles (approximately $1.1 million) in equipment upgrades, the mine increased its daily output from 300 tonnes to over 700 tonnes — a 2.3-fold increase. The coal reserves in the active longwalls were reported to be sufficient until March 2025, with a sixth eastern longwall being prepared in parallel. Plans were announced to subsequently develop the central block, with coal reserves exceeding 20 million tonnes and a target daily output of approximately 1,200 tonnes, with work on this block expected to begin in 2026–2027.

By April 2025, however, Donskiye Ugli announced that it would return seven of its ten leased LNR (Luhansk People's Republic) mines to occupation authorities for liquidation, citing unprofitability at current world coal prices and high operating costs. The Samsonivska-Zakhidna mine was among the seven returned, with management temporarily assumed by the LNR State Mine Restructuring Administration (GURSH).

No evidence of resumed coal production at the mine had been identified following its return to occupation authorities. The Samsonivska-Zakhidna coal mine was classified as mothballed as of April 2026.

Associated Coal Mine Methane Mitigation Projects

Some coal mines have installed infrastructure which can use and/or destroy some methane emissions associated with mining. In 2024, the Global Methane Initiative reported that this mine had a mitigation project associated with it. This methodology page describes how GEM classified these projects and linked them with coal mines in the Global Coal Mine Tracker.

Table MM1: Methane mitigation projects

Mitigation Project Name	Project Type	GMI Reported Status	GMI Reported Start Year
Samsonivska-Zakhidna Mine Flaring - Ukraine	Flaring	Unknown	2009

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