Coal mines

The mines and open-pits operated by OJSC "SUEK" which produce coal for export deliveries through SUEK AG are located in five regions of Russia: Kuzbass, Buryatia, Khakassia, Krasnoayrsk Krai and Khabarovsk Krai.

Buryatia
Kuzbass
Khakassia
Krasnoayrsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai

Kuzbass

The biggest producing area of export coal in Russia is the Kuzbass region. This region is situated in the south part of Siberia. Coal of all types is mined there, from anthracite to coking coal.

In 2009, the Kusbass mines and open-pit mines produced all together about 180 mio mt of different types of coal (about 3% less than in 2008), 80 mio mt of which were exported seaborne.

OJSC "SUEK" operates 9 mines and 3 open-pit mines in the Kuzbass region gaining the production output of about 30 mio mt per year (of them coal from 8 mines and 1 open-pit is delivered for export). Thereat, the annual volume of the Kuzbass exportable coal is about 20 mio mt.

Mine No. 7
Kotinskaya Mine
Taldinskaya-Zapadnaya Mine No. 1
Taldinskaya-Zapadnaya Mine No. 2
The annual production is about 3.5 mio mt of high volatile coal. All mined coal is for export deliveries (steam coal).

The mine is a production unit of OJSC "SUEK-Kuzbass" (previously was under OJSC "IK "Sokolovskaya" which was amalgamated forming OJSC "SUEK-Kuzbass").
Zarechniy Open-Pit