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Komsomolets Donbassa coal mine

Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine · built 1980

The Komsomolets of Donbas coal mine (« ») is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. The mine is situated in the city of Khrestivka (formerly Kirovske). Komsomolets of Donbas represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 137.5 million tonnes. The annual coal production is around 2.12 million tonnes. The mine extracts primarily grade P coal, with its primary consumers being thermal power stations. It was leased to DTEK starting in 2005, and prior to 2014 was considered one of the leading coal enterprises in 2014, accounting for 4.4% of total Ukrainian coal production in 2008 alone. Following the outbreak of the War in the Donbas, the mine came under the control of the pro-Russian, self-declared Donetsk People's Republic, and subsequently in 2022 the DPR was annexed into Russia. Under the occupation authorities, the mine frequently halted production and was subsequently leased to the Rostov-on-Don based company Impex-Don.

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