Sibirskaya Coal Mine
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Sibirskaya Coal Mine (шахта Сибирская) is an operating coal mine in Krasnogorskiy, Polysayevo Urban, Kemerovo, Russia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Sibirskaya Coal Mine | Krasnogorskiy, Polysayevo Urban, Kemerovo, Russia | 54.546181, 86.286106 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 2021[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4[2] | 1.5[3][4] | 2022[3][4] | Underground | Longwall | – | 448* | 799.04091* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146[5] | 2020[5] | – | – | Bituminous[2] | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Shakhta Sibirskaya LLC [100.0%][6] | Aliot LLC | Russia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable | – | – | – | – | – | 1.5*[4][3] | – | – | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
Sibirskaya coal mine (шахта Сибирская) is an underground mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.
It started operations in late 2021.The Sibirskaya coal mine is operated by Shakhta Sibirskaya LLC, owned by UglePromInvest.[7] However as of October 2023 it appeared that the shareholder of Shakhta Sibirskaya LLC was Aliot LLC.[8][9][10][11] It could be that UglePromInvest was renamed or amalgamated within Aliot LLC - as of October 2023, the website of UglePromInvest did not exist anymore, however the website of Aliot LLC was visually the same as the old website version of UglePromInvest.
From 1975 to 2005, the mine operated under the name of Kuznetskaya underground mine,. Ffrom 1957 to 2000, the production volume was maintained at the level of about 2 million tonnes per year. After 2005, no mining was temporarily carried out. In 2016, the subsoil licence was reissued, the renewed facility was built and launched by the new owners in early 2022 with a design capacity of 6 million tonnes/year of coal.[11] Construction of the Sibirskaya site was halted in 2012. It was restarted by UglePromInvest in 2018.[12][13]
In 2.5 months since the start of operations, the mine produced 1 million tonnes of coal.[14]
The project has three stages, each with different production capacities. The first stage is to reach capacity of 3 million tonnes per year, the second will reach 5 Mtpa and the third will reach 10 Mtpa, according to the 'Programme for Coal Industry Development up to 2035' published in June 2020.[15] However according to the company's announcement about the launch of the mine operations from March 2022, the capacity of the mine is 6Mtpa.[14]
Within 3 years of construction, Shakhta Sibirskaya LLC built 53 main facilities and 31 auxiliary infrastructure facilities. A team of 1600 people has been formed. 26,000 meters of underground mine workings have been completed. A longwall 1106 was put into operation with a length of a working face of 400 m and reserves of more than 5 million tons of coal. Lava is equipped with high-performance modern equipment from leading world manufacturers: «Eickhoff Bergbautechnik», «EEP», «CORUM GROUP», «Becker Mining Systems RUS» LLC, «Kamat Gmbh & CO. KG». Modern diesel locomotives manufactured by «Scharf» and «Bizon» are used to transport workers underground.[16]
The production complex Shakhta Sibirskaya LLC involved the creation of a vertically integrated producing entity and logistic hub, which includes the mine, the enrichment factory, the coal loading railway station with a junction to the Russian Railways Meret/”Proyektnaya” railway station and a deep sea port in the Far East.[12]
In August 2022, the mine reported reduction of mining operations due to the difficulties of connecting to the Russian Railways system, it was therefore unable to transport produced coal by railway. The mine was working only in 1 shift and the workers of the two other shifts performing safety testing.[7]
No production figures for Sibirskaya mine were publicly available for 2023, 2024, or 2025.
The mine operated against a backdrop of a prolonged crisis in the Kuzbass coal industry. In 2024, coal production in Kemerovo Region fell 7.3% to 198.4 Mt, while exports declined 10.4% to 102 Mt. In 2025, output contracted a further 3.9% to 190.7 Mt amid falling coal prices, logistics constraints, and widespread losses across the sector.[17][18]
Safetu Violations and Enforcemenr Measures
Mining operations were suspended in August 2023 and then again in December 2023 due to industrial safety violations.[19]
On 22 November 2025, Rostechnadzor imposed a temporary ban on drilling degasification boreholes in the Baikaimsky seam, citing violations of industrial safety requirements during operation of a drilling rig, breaches of explosion-proof requirements for electrical equipment, and a serious injury sustained by a worker. The materials were referred to court. On 26 November 2025, the regulator issued a further temporary prohibition on development of a preparatory face in the haulage drift of the Baikaimsky seam due to methane concentrations exceeding the permitted level.[20]
Methane Plumes Detected Nearby
Global Energy Monitor researchers analyze satellite-detected methane plumes in order to determine whether they have been observed at or near the site of GEM energy assets. The satellite data provider creates imagery of individual methane plumes and estimates their emission rates at the time of observation. GEM has reviewed many of these plume detections against Google Earth imagery and GEM’s own energy infrastructure tracker data. The following table lists methane plumes which are associated with the energy asset or facility based on distance and manual review. (A full description of the analysis process is available in the Global Methane Emitters Tracker methodology wiki page.)
Table M1: Plume details
| Observation date | Satellite data provider | Location of plume origin | Methane emissions rate | Additional plume information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-18T06:04:06+00 | CarbonMapper, tan20250218t060406c00s4001-D | 54.53507, 86.30616[21] | 1145.266 kg/hr[21] | Kemerovskaja Administrative Region Methane Observation 2025-02-18, 2 |
| 2025-02-23T05:51:06+00 | CarbonMapper, tan20250223t055106c00s4001-C | 54.53228, 86.28913[21] | 1868.376 kg/hr[21] | Kemerovskaja Administrative Region Methane Observation 2025-02-23, 4 |
| 2025-02-23T05:51:06+00 | CarbonMapper, tan20250223t055106c00s4001-D | 54.55078, 86.30531[21] | 2153.882 kg/hr[21] | Kemerovskaja Administrative Region Methane Observation 2025-02-23, 5 |
| 2025-02-23T05:51:06+00 | CarbonMapper, tan20250223t055106c00s4001-M | 54.54632, 86.2856[21] | 837.51 kg/hr[21] | Kemerovskaja Administrative Region Methane Observation 2025-02-23, 6 |
| 2025-04-22T06:12:01+00 | CarbonMapper, tan20250422t061201c00s4001-E | 54.55103, 86.30301[21] | 2161.194 kg/hr[21] | Kemerovskaja Administrative Region Methane Observation 2025-04-22, 4 |
| 2025-04-22T06:12:01+00 | CarbonMapper, tan20250422t061201c00s4001-F | 54.53257, 86.28872[21] | 1203.638 kg/hr[21] | Kemerovskaja Administrative Region Methane Observation 2025-04-22, 5 |
| 2025-06-01T06:04:47+00 | CarbonMapper, tan20250601t060447c30s4001-D | 54.53241, 86.28879[21] | 660.156 kg/hr[21] | Kemerovskaja Administrative Region Methane Observation 2025-06-01, 6 |
| 2025-06-01T06:04:47+00 | CarbonMapper, tan20250601t060447c30s4001-F | 54.54888, 86.29621[21] | 856.3019 kg/hr[21] | Kemerovskaja Administrative Region Methane Observation 2025-06-01, 7 |
| 2025-06-01T06:04:47+00 | CarbonMapper, tan20250601t060447c30s4001-M | 54.55121, 86.30295[21] | 869.8968 kg/hr[21] | Kemerovskaja Administrative Region Methane Observation 2025-06-01, 8 |
| 2025-06-01T06:04:47+00 | CarbonMapper, tan20250601t060447c30s4001-V | 54.54641, 86.28604[21] | 857.4243 kg/hr[21] | Kemerovskaja Administrative Region Methane Observation 2025-06-01, 9 |
| 2025-06-01T06:04:47+00 | CarbonMapper, tan20250601t060447c30s4001-W | 54.54494, 86.28666[21] | 423.2408 kg/hr[21] | Kemerovskaja Administrative Region Methane Observation 2025-06-01, 10 |
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