Vostochny (Salek) Coal Mine

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Vostochny (Salek) Coal Mine (разрез Восточный (Салек)) is an operating coal mine in Bolshaya Talda, Prokopyevsky, Kemerovo, Russia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Vostochny (Salek) Coal Mine	Bolshaya Talda, Prokopyevsky, Kemerovo, Russia	54.187151, 87.039185 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2010	–

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
4.3	2.095	2020	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	440*

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
–	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Salek JSC	Holding Company Siberian Business Union CJSC	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 Vostochny coal mine (Salek) (разрез Восточный -  Салек) is a surface mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. 

The mine is not to be confused with the Vostochny coal mine in Russia or the Vostochny coal mine (Kazakhstan). The mine is owned and operated by Salek JSC, which is owned by SDS UGOL, a subsidiary of Siberian Business Union-Coal.

There is very limited information on this mine. It was launched in 2010 by SDS Ugol.

The mine's capacity is stated at 4.3 million tonnes on the company's website (accessed in July 2023).

• Owner: Salek ZAO
• Parent: Holding Company Siberian Business Union CJSC
• Location: Bolshaya Talda, in Prokopyevsky District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
• GPS Coordinates: 54.187151, 87.039185 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 4.3 Mtpa (2018), 2.095 million tonnes (2020)
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 2010
• Source of Financing:

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