Open-pit coal mine in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia

Coal deposit in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, is for sale. A license for subsoil use, geological survey, exploration, and brown coal production at the deposit site is valid until 2032.

Deposit characteristics:

• The deposit is part of the Kansk-Achinsk coal basin.
• Coal grade: 2BV (second vitrinite brown coal).
• Total reserves, which have passed state examination and are included in the state balance sheet - 77,615 thousand tons. Reserves are estimated based on an average working seam thickness of 14 m. Reserves are approved by a protocol based on the results of geological exploration.
• Reserves by category: A - 8,962 thousand tons, B - 10,472 thousand tons, C1 - 24,470 thousand tons, C2 - 33,711 thousand tons.
• A total of three seams have been explored. The working seam is a seam with a thickness of 14-16 meters, distributed continuously throughout the exploration area. The depth of reserve development is limited by the soil of the working seam.
• The area of the mining allotment is more than 583 hectares.
• The mining method is open pit. Direct excavation without the use of drilling and blasting operations. The technical design does not provide for the construction of permanent structures within the boundaries of the mining allotment.
• The design capacity of the open pit is Production of up to 1,500 thousand tons per year.
• The mine life is at least 57 years.

Coal Applications:

• The coking coals of the deposit are a good energy fuel for dust, fluidized bed, and grate combustion, as well as for municipal and domestic needs in their natural form without enrichment.
• In addition, the coals of the deposit are suitable for the production of smokeless fuel, semi-coking, synthetic liquid fuel and gas, humic fertilizers (dry and liquid humates), briquetting, etc.

Enterprise Status:

• Logistics: The open pit mine is located close to transport routes (5 km from the railway station, near the highway). Coal can also be shipped by river transport during the navigation season.
• Electricity is available, a transformer substation is in place, and a dirt road has been constructed.
• Land plots are owned and leased.
• The coal seam has been exposed, and partial mining has been conducted.
• The facility has been mothballed and is fully operational. The property and grounds are under 24-hour security.