Samsonivska-Zakhidna Coal Mine

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Samsonivska-Zakhidna Coal Mine is an operating 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
Operating	–	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
1	–	–	Underground	–	–	730*	1147*

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

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

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

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.

• Owner: Republic Fuel Company Vostokugol State Enterprise (ГУП ЛНР РТК Востокуголь)
• Parent Company: Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Luhansk People's Republic
• Location: Samsonivka, Krasnodon (Sorokyne) Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
• GPS Coordinates: 48.3810677, 39.5852462 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 1 Mt (average over 20-year period)
• Total Reserves:
• Recoverable Reserves: 133 MT
• Coal type: Bituminous (Met)
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 1999
• Workforce:
• Source of Financing:

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