Svitanok coal mine
Interactive map of Svitanok coal mine | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Products | Coal |
| Production | 463,000 |
| Opened | 1956 |
The Svitanok coal mine (Ukrainian: Шахта «Рассвєт») is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. Svitanok represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine, having estimated reserves of 14.3 million tonnes.[1] The annual coal production is around 463,000 tonnes.
The mine extracts grade T coal.
History
In September 2007, the Ukrainian Ministry of Coal Industry issued an order to terminate the activities of the state-owned enterprise DVAT Shakhta Rassvet, a subsidiary of the Zhovtenivuhillia holding company, which included the mine, and to reorganise it and merge it into the state enterprise Shakhtarskantratsyt.[2] Two years later, in December 2009, an explosion occurred at the mine, injuring three miners.[3] The incident was attributed to safety violations by a section mine foreman, leading to criminal proceedings, and the case was sent to court in December 2010.[3]
The Ukrainian government later leased the mine to the Sadovaya Group, who were set to develop two longwalls in 2012.[4] By early 2013, however, the group was seeking a buyer for the mine to pay off wage debts of 3.5 million hryvnias, following a fall in coal demand.[5] Although information about the mine ceased after pro-Russian separatists seized and annexed the territory into the pro-Russian, self-declared Donetsk People's Republic, it is known that the mine was at the very least used as an active research site as of 2020 by Donetsk National Technical University.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Coal mine methane in Ukraine" (PDF). epa.gov. January 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ↑ "Про припинення діяльності ДВАТ "Шахта "Рассвєт" дочірнього підприємства ДХК "Жовтеньвугілля"". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Прокуратура Донецької обл. передала справу до суду за фактом вибуху на шахті "Рассвєт-1" у 2009 р". РБК-Украина (in Russian). 29 December 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "Добыча угля | Sadovaya Group". sadovayagroup.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ ""Садовая Групп" расчитается шахтой по долгам по зарплате". ukrrudprom. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "Влияние времени вступления в работу охранного сооружения на эффективность поддержания выработки в условиях шахты «Рассвет-1»". Наукоемкие технологии и оборудование в промышленности и строительстве. 18 (61): 50–57. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
