Karakansky coal mine

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Karakansky is an operating coal mine in the Belovo district in the Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

The Karakansky underground coal mine was the first stage of Karakan Invest's energy project near the village of Evtino, Kemerovo Oblast (district) Russia. The Karakansky-Zapadny coal mine mine within the complex is operating and another mine Karakansky Globoky coal mine is proposed.

Location

The Karakansky coal mine lies very close to the village of Evtino, 35km from Belovo.

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Coal Mine Background

Karakan Invest is a group of companies made up of coal producer Belovskaya Mine, logistics company Belcommerce, engineering company Promishlennik and the trading company Karakan Energo Trade. Around 2/3 of the coal Karakan Invest extracts is sold on the domestic market with the rest being exported.

Karakan Invest is creating the Karakansky coal energy cluster merging the extraction, processing and generating capacities of the Karakansky coal deposits including underground coal gasification on the site and production of coal to liquid fuel.

Project Details

• Sponsor:
• Parent Company: Karakan Invest
• Location: Close to the village of Evtino, Kemerovo Oblast (district) Russia.
• GPS Coordinates: 54.360833, 86.742500 (exact point in coal mining complex)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 7 Mt/year in the complex (three mines)
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves:83.1 million tons
• Coal type: Thermal coal
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year:2010
• Source of Financing:

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