Usinsk-1 Coal Mine

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Usinsk-1 Coal Mine (шахта Усинская) is a cancelled coal mine in Vorkuta, Komi, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Usinsk-1 Coal Mine	Vorkuta, Komi, Russia	67.5027536, 63.9918311 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Cancelled	Announced	New	2020	–

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
3	–	–	Underground	–	157	448*	–

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
621	–	–	–	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Vorkutaugol JSC [100.0%]	Russkaya Energiya LLC	Russia

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 Usinsk-1 coal mine (шахта Усинская-1) is a cancelled coal mine project located in Komi Republic, Russia. Vorkutaugol began exploring the plot of the Usinsk deposit in 2012. According to the license agreement, the construction phase of the new mine should have started no later than 2017. By 2020, the facility was planned to be commissioned for operation.

As of mid-2022, there was no news on the project's construction or any other progress and it appeared to be cancelled. As of April 2025, there were no updates publicly available on this project.

• Owner: Vorkutaugol JSC
• Parent: Russkaya Energiya LLC
• Location: near Vorkuta, Vorkuta Urban District, Komi Republic, Russia
• GPS Coordinates: 67.5027536, 63.9918311 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Production Capacity: 4 mtpa
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 621 million tonnes
• Coal type: Bituminous (Met)
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 2020
• Source of Financing:

Methane Plumes Detected Nearby

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Table M1: Plume details

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Observation date	Satellite data provider	Location of plume origin	Methane emissions rate	Additional plume information
2025-06-24T07:50:39+00	CarbonMapper, tan20250624t075039c56s4001-A	67.50514, 63.91533	–	Komi Republic Methane Observation 2025-06-24, 1

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