Solntsevsky coal complex
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Russiacoal}} East Mining Company operates the Solntsevsky coal complex which is situated next to the village of Kransnopol'ye, in the Uglegorsk district of Sakhalin region, Russia.
The complex is made up of Yuzhnuy-1 coal mine and Yuzhnuy-2 coal mine and the opencast Solntsevsky coal mine.[1] The company are looking to enlarge the project.[2]
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Location
The complex lies on the West of the Sakhalin island, in the Far East of Russia.
Coal Mine Background
The Solntsevsky opencast has been operating since 1987.[2] Only 4.4 million tons in total was mined between 1987 and 2003. In 2011 The company bought licenses to work at Yuzhnuy-2 site with more than 130 million tons of reserves. In 2015 the East Mining Company started to look to further expand the complex.[1] The mining complex exports via East Mining Company's Shakhtersk port to Asia-Pacific countries.[2]
Project Details
- Sponsor:
- Parent Company: East Mining Company's subsidiary, Solntsevsky Coal Mine.[1]
- Location: 2km from Kransnopol'ye village, Uglegorsk district of Sakhalin region, Russia.[1]
- GPS Coordinates: 48.933062, 142.186323 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 4 Mt/year to increase to 10 Mt/year[2]
- Total Resource: 300 million tons[2]
- Minable Reserves:
- Coal type: Thermal coal,[3] lignite and bituminous coal[4]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Opencast and underground
- Start Year: 1987, new stage planned for 2021[2]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 East Mining Company, "About the company," accessed 8 August 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 East Mining Company, “Solntsevsky coal mine for 30 years”, 25 August 2017.
- ↑ CNCrusher, "Russia Suppliers Miners Steam Coal Exports," accessed 9 August 2019.
- ↑ East Mining Company, "Coal ranks and caloric value" accessed 9 august 2019.
