Yesaulskaya Coal Mine
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Yesaulskaya Coal Mine (Есаульская шахта, Yuzhkuzbassugol) is an operating coal mine in Keregesh, Novokuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Yesaulskaya Coal Mine | Keregesh, Novokuznetsky, Kemerovo, Russia[1] | 53.916573, 87.509022 (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] | – | 1984[3] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1.36[4] | 2025[4] | Underground[5] | Longwall[5] | – | 448* | 1000[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7[6] | 2022[6] | 112.8[5] | – | Bituminous[5] | Met[5] | Steel Plant |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Shakhta Yesaulskaya LLC [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 | 1.4*[7][8] | 1.4*[7][8] | 1.4*[8] | 1.69[9] | 2.53[6] | 1.49[2] | 1.33*[10] | 1[11] | 1.36[4] |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
The Yesaulskaya coal mine (Есаульская шахта) is an underground coal mine in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The Yesaulskaya coal mine is an underground coal mine, operated by Raspadskaya Coal Company, 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.[12]
According to IEA 2009 report "Coal Mine Methane in Russia" the mine is considered 'super hazardous'.[13] In 2005 an explosion in the mine killed 21 people.[14] The total number of fatalities at the mine between 1997 and 2007 was 25.
An investment project was ongoing at the mine for several years to develop seam 29 with balance reserves of more than 10 Mt and in 2020, mining of the first longwall with reserves of 3.5 Mt began. This was the biggest longwall in the history of the mine.[15] The reserves were estimated to last until 2025.[16]
Produced coal is processed at the Kuznetskaya and Abashevskaya washing plants. The concentrate in pure form or as part of mixes is either supplied to the domestic market or exported.[15]
In May 2024 the mine marked 40 years since the start of operations. In 2023, the Esaulskaya mine completed the development of reserves in the southern part of the mine field and put into operation the first extraction site in the central part.[17] As of July 2024, the mine was said to be producing about 1.4 million tonnes per year.[18][9]
In 2024, the mine completed its annual production plan ahead of schedule, extracting 1.247 million tonnes of coal.[19] However, a November 2024 inspection by Rosprirodnadzor found that the mine had exceeded its licensed extraction level by 183,800 tonnes, or 14.5% above the permitted level, constituting a violation of its subsoil use licence conditions. The mine was issued a formal warning.[20]
In November 2025, the mine reached 1 million tonnes extracted since the start of the year, with the milestone tonne extracted from longwall 29-35, commissioned in May 2025 and scheduled to be worked out by spring 2026.[21] Full-year 2025 production was expected to reach 1.35–1.36 million tonnes.[22]
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References
- ↑ https://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=53.916573&lon=87.509022&z=14&m=w.
{{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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://miningwiki.ru/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B0_%C2%AB%D0%95%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F%C2%BB.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://mining-media.ru/ru/news/19714-gornyaki-shakhty-esaulskaya-dobyli-millionnuyu-tonnu-uglya-c-nachala-goda.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://www.raspadskaya.com/en/company/assets/#accordion-esaulskaya-mine.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125052133/https://files.raspadskaya.com/files/ru/investors/RASP_Annual_report_2022_RUS_web_final.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://www.evraz.com/upload/iblock/201/201157fe99fc4809933a648c37f6837f.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://www.in-power.ru/places/obekty-na-karte/dobycha-uglja-okved-2-05/974-shahta-esaulskaja.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://files.raspadskaya.com/files/ru/Raspadskaya_AR2021_RUS_final.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.metalinfo.ru/ru/news/154674.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://chastnik-m.ru/news/news/?id=181780.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Evraz Suspends Demerger of Coal Assets Indefinitely". Wall Street Journal. March 11, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ International Energy Agency,"COAL MINE METHANE IN RUSSIA", 2009, IEA website, Accessed April 2021
- ↑ Reuters, "CHRONOLOGY: Coal mine disasters in Russia", Reuters website, Accessed April 2021
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Raspadskaya. "Our Assets". Retrieved October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Шахта «Есаульская» в Кузбассе начала отработку угольного пласта 29". kommersant.ru. June 22, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Шахта «Есаульская» отмечает 40-летний юбилей". www.admnkz.info. May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "На шахте «Есаульская» добыли первый уголь в новой лаве". dprom.online. July 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Шахта «Есаульская» досрочно выполнила годовой план по добыче угля и проходке". chastnik-m.ru. December 5, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "«Распадская» отказалась отвечать, почему ее шахта нарушила нормативы и превысила объем добычи". vashgorod.ru. December 23, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Миллионная тонна угля добыта на шахте «Есаульская»". mupk42.ru. November 1, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Горняки шахты «Есаульская» добыли миллионную тонну угля с начала года". mining-media.ru. November 1, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
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