Yerunakovskaya-8 Coal Mine
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Yerunakovskaya-8 Coal Mine (Ерунаковская-VIII шахта, Yuzhkuzbassugol) is an operating coal mine in Yerunakovo, Novokuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Yerunakovskaya-8 Coal Mine | Yerunakovo, Novokuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia[1] | 54.122082, 87.355248 (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[2] | – | 2013[3] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3[3] | 1[4] | 2025[4] | Underground[3] | Longwall[3] | – | 448* | 1300[5] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111[6] | 2022[6] | 300[3] | – | Bituminous[3] | Met[3] | Steel Plant |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Raspadskaya PJSC [100.0%][6] | Raspadskaya PJSC | Russia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable | – | 2.2[7] | 2.09* | 1.98[8] | 2.31[6] | 1.66[2] | 1.7*[9] | 1.2*[10] | 1[4] |
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
The Yerunakovskaya coal mine (Ерунаковская-8 шахта), also called Yerunakovskaya-8, is an underground coal mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The mine is owned and operated by Raspadskaya PJSC, a subsidiary of Evraz. Evraz announced in December 2021 that it was planning to spin off Raspadskaya Coal Company, but these plans were cancelled in March 2022 due to the sanctions against Russia.[11]
In April 2022, water burst into the mine, resulting in one fatality and one injury.[12]
In October 2022, a fire started in the mine, more than 200 miners were evacuated.[13]
In February 2023, operations were partially suspended following the inspection by Rostechnadzor which revealed that the mine's longwall face has exceeded the permissible concentration of explosive methane four times.[14] Another fatality was recorded in early 2025.[15]
As of the end of July 2023, it was reported that the mine extracted 1 million tonnes of coal.[16] In 2024, the same result was achieved only by the end of October 2024.[17]
In 2025, the mine reached 1 million tonnes extracted by early August, an improvement over October 2024. The milestone tonne was extracted from longwall 48-9, commissioned in January 2024 with initial reserves of 3.2 million tonnes, producing coking coal grade Zh. Longwall 48-9 was scheduled to be worked out by spring 2026, when a transition to new longwall 48-11 was planned.[18]
In October 2025, a rock collapse on the transport incline led to the evacuation of 151 people and a temporary suspension of coal extraction. No fatalities were reported.[19]
Coal Mine Boundaries and Methane Sources
Global Energy Monitor researchers have identified coal mine boundary/boundaries and potential sources of coal mine methane (CMM) for this mine. These research results can be used to drive CMM attribution and mitigation efforts, particularly when combined with remotely sensed methane plume locations and mine ownership data. Explore the results with the embedded map at the top of this page by clicking on the mine boundary polygon or the CMM placemarkers to reveal more details. A detailed description of this research can be found in Coal Mine Boundaries and Methane Sources. This data is also available as a downloadable companion dataset to the Global Coal Mine Tracker and the Global Methane Emitters Tracker.
Table SMP1: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data
| ID | Mine feature category | Mine feature subcategory | Description | Coordinates precision | Data source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0877.B1 | mine boundary | underground | Yerunakovskaya-8 coal mine boundary | reported | 2025-04-01 00:00:00 |
| M0877.P1 | ventilation system | shaft | Ventilation shaft | extracted | 2024-06-14 00:00:00 |
| M0877.P2 | degasification system | drainage station | Possible gas drainage station | extracted | 2024-06-14 00:00:00 |
| M0877.P3 | degasification system | drainage station | Gas drainage station | extracted | 2024-06-14 00:00:00 |
| M0877.P4 | degasification system | drainage station | Gas drainage station | extracted | 2024-06-14 00:00:00 |
| M0877.P5 | degasification system | drainage station | Gas drainage station | extracted | 2024-06-14 00:00:00 |
| M0877.P6 | ventilation system | vent | Possible ventilation shaft | extracted | 2024-06-14 00:00:00 |
| M0877.P7 | ventilation system | vent | Possible ventilation system | extracted | 2024-06-14 00:00:00 |
| M0877.P8 | degasification system | drainage station | Gas drainage station | extracted | 2024-06-14 00:00:00 |
| M0877.P9 | degasification system | drainage station | Possible gas drainage station | extracted | 2024-06-14 00:00:00 |
Table SMP2: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data (continued)
| ID | Notes |
|---|---|
| M0877.B1 | This mine operates under two adjacent subsoil land-use licenses, КЕМ13101ТЭ and КЕМ01871ТЭ, as identified through the State Register of Objects Having a Negative Impact on the Environment, maintained by Rosprirodnadzor (Государственный реестр объектов, оказывающих негативное воздействие на окружающую среду, Росприроднадзор), uonvos.rpn.gov.ru/rpn/pto-uonvos/onv_registry/card/78792/review?ysclid=mj8z933qik592243021, accessed December 2025.
The license КЕМ13101ТЭ was issued on April 5, 2005, and is valid until April 1, 2025. The license КЕМ01871ТЭ was issued on February 16, 2015, and is valid until February 16, 2035. The boundary for license КЕМ13101ТЭ was extracted from the NedraExpert portal at https://web.archive.org/web/20251216195340/https://www.nedraexpert.ru/license/147940?ysclid=mj8yqlx7nz438736704. The boundary for license КЕМ01871ТЭ was extracted from the NedraExpert portal at https://web.archive.org/web/20251216195537/https://www.nedraexpert.ru/subsurface/1200028012/1?ysclid=mj8z6eiju6394737718. The resulting mine boundary represents the outer perimeter of these two adjacent license areas. The approximate area of the resulting boundary is 8 square km. |
| M0877.P1 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M0877.P2 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M0877.P3 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M0877.P4 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M0877.P5 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M0877.P6 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M0877.P7 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
| M0877.P8 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.Also verified through the website of the “Modular Degasification Units Plant” (НПП «Завод модульных дегазационных установок»), confirming the construction of a surface gas drainage station, zavodmdu.ru/ru/project_filial-shahta-erunakovskaya-8-44.html |
| M0877.P9 | Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=54.118389&lon=87.359161&z=14&m=w&show=/30346115/ru/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B0-%C2%AB%D0%95%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F-8%C2%BB.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://files.raspadskaya.com/files/ru/reports/RASP_FY_2022_financial_results_presentation_RUS_final_.pdf.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://energyland.info/news-show--ugol-280056.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20251202123932/https://files.raspadskaya.com/iblock/ff4/ff48f07639a37daa7d0f7ce0f0e069a8/29.09.2025_SHakhta%20_Erunakovskaya-VIII_%20otmechaet%2020-letniy%20yubiley.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 December 2025.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.interfax-russia.ru/siberia/news/dobycha-na-uchastke-shahty-v-kuzbasse-gde-proizoshlo-obrushenie-porody-priostanovlena.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://files.raspadskaya.com/files/ru/Raspadskaya_AR2021_RUS_final.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://mining-media.ru/ru/news/18073-gornyaki-shakhty-erunakovskaya-viii-dobyli-1-mln-tonn-uglya-s-nachala-goda.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Evraz Suspends Demerger of Coal Assets Indefinitely". Wall Street Journal. March 11, 2022.
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