Coal deposit in the Sverdlovsk region, Russia

A coal deposit in the Sverdlovsk region, Russia, with a production license valid until 2039, is for sale.

Deposit characteristics:

• The area of the site for field development is 9.35 square km, length of the section 3.9 km, width 2.4 km
• There are no specially protected natural objects of federal, regional or district significance on the site
• Coal reserves approved by the State Reserves Committee: B + C1 + C2 = 40,238 thousand tons
• The thickness of the layers in the calculation contour varies from 1 m to 5 m, the average is 2.11 m
• Coal volumetric mass 1.43 t/m³
• Depth of open pit mining 65-95 m
• The road to the deposit is paved, the nearest railway station is 8 km away.

Characteristics of coals:

• The coals of the deposit are hard, gas, grade G, humus, and occasionally humus-sapropel and sapropel coals
• Coals are resistant to spontaneous combustion
• The ash content of pure coal and rock mass varies within: pure coal from 12 to 17% with an average of 14%, rock mass from 14 to 24% with an average of 21%
• Coal humidity 57%
• The actual density of coals is from 1.26 to 2.14 g/cm³ with an average of 1.52 g/cm³
• The apparent density with an ash content of pure coal of 14% is 1.38 g/cm³ taking into account 100% clogging by rock layers, with an average ash content of 21% it is 1.43 g/cm³
• The sulfur content in terms of the dry state of coal ranges from 0.40-8.86%, averaging 1.3% (low-sulfur coals)
• The content of volatile substances ranges from 27.82-59.1% with an average value of 40.5%
• The heat of combustion of coal for dry ash-free mass varies in the range of 6475-8824 kcal/kg, averaging 7765 kcal/kg
• The lower calorific value at 21% ash, 1.3% sulfur, 3.7% moisture and 5.3% hydrogen content was 6186 kcal/kg or 25.9 MJ/kg. With an ash content of working fuel of 32.1%, the lower calorific value is 4821 kcal/kg

Development prospects:

• The Sverdlovsk region is experiencing an acute shortage of coal for energy
• About 19.2 million tons of coal are imported to the region per year
• The share of imports from other regions is 100% of consumption