At the end of 2021, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia certified the auxiliary mining rescue teams (VGK) of the structural divisions “Yerkovetsky Section” and “Severo-Vostochny Section” of JSC “Amur Coal” (an asset of the Russian Coal company in the Amur region). In each VGK there are heads and commanders of departments. A total of 18 people with both higher mining education and specialists with secondary specialized education were included in the VGK: deputy production directors, mining foremen, machinists and assistant excavators.

Each VGK is equipped with mountain rescue equipment, SIZOD (personal respiratory protection equipment), first aid equipment, special vehicles for delivering members of the VGK to the accident site.

The base room of the VGK for the maintenance of mountain rescue equipment was preserved for the VGK of the Severo-Vostochny section, Amur Coal JSC reported.

In March 2022, the members of the VGK of both coal mines began scheduled semi-annual training at the base of the UC VGSCh of the Far East in Neryungri. In addition to scheduled classes at the HCSC, mountain rescuers undergo periodic practical classes in their structural divisions.

Russian Coal is developing the introduction of industrial UAVs into surveying operations. A new drone has been successfully tested at the Kirbinsky section in Khakassia. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is designed to perform surveying, aerial photography and create a digital terrain model. Specialists of the geological surveying service and the Information Technology department have received special training to work with the equipment.

To conduct aerial photography at the Kirbinsky section, the Russian Coal company purchased an unmanned aerial vehicle for vertical take-off and landing FIXAR 007. The maximum route length for one flight is up to 60 km, the operating time is up to 60 minutes, the flight range is up to 25 km. The UAV is equipped with an upgraded SONY A6000 digital camera and a special satellite GNSS receiver.

“The set of this equipment provides not only high-quality aerial photographs, but also the exact coordinates of the territory being filmed, which can later be used to obtain a digital terrain model and make orthophotoplans. FIXAR 007 is simple and reliable as industrial quadrocopters, fast and efficient as an airplane,” said Alexander Serebryakov, chief surveyor of LLC “Kirbinsky Section”.

According to experts, the use of FIXAR 007 for aerial photography will significantly increase the productivity of the geological surveying service of the enterprise, which will allow solving more tasks in the same period of time.

In Khakassia, the winners of the annual production competition were awarded at the Kirbinsky mine on February 22. In 2021, 59 teams of excavators of coal mining enterprises of the Russian Coal company from the Amur Region, Krasnoyarsk Krai and Khakassia became its participants. In one of the six nominations, the team of the Hitachi EX-1200 hydraulic excavator No. 3 of the Kirbinsky section won.

The award ceremony was opened by Konstantin Shepelev, General Director of LLC “Kirbinsky Section”: “At the end of last year, our team became the best in the class of hydraulic machines with a bucket capacity from 5m3 to 15m3 inclusive, in this nomination we have the best team in the entire Russian Coal group. I note that this time we not only took the first place. We have the second and third places in the nomination for hydraulic excavators up to 5 cubic meters. Our company is actively developing, we set big plans for ourselves and successfully implement them. But the most important thing is not the machines, not the equipment, but the people who work for us.”

For the victory in the production competition, Konstantin Shepelev presented cash certificates to the drivers of the Hitachi EX-1200 excavator No. 3: Sergey Paul, Evgeny Nepomnishchem, Ivan Mamonov and Andrey Antonov.

The main prize – a new LADA NIVA car – was awarded by the decision of the team to the excavator driver Leonid Kilizhekov. The keys to the car were handed to the employee by the Deputy General Director – Director of the Branch of JSC “Russian Coal” Chernogorsk Nikolay Zibarev.

“On behalf of the General Director of Russian Coal Stanislav Grachev and on my own behalf, I congratulate the entire team of the Kirbinsky mine on such a significant event. And special congratulations, of course, to the Hitachi EX-1200 No. 3 team. Thank you for your work, for your enthusiasm and dedication to the company. The Kirbinsky section is the youngest in the group. But the boundaries of the Kirbinsky section are not two, not three million tons, but five or six million tons per year. The company has a great future,” he said.

The winner of the main prize, the excavator driver Leonid Kilizhekov, has been working at the Kirbinsky mine since 2019. Immediately after the first lap in the new car, he shared his impressions: “The car is good, you can go on business and to nature.”

To the question “What is the secret of success?” Leonid Kilizhekov replied: “Work, work and work again. It is necessary to work well, to give out volumes. Work trouble-free, plus good conditions. So this is the result.”

Recall that the growth of coal production at the Kirbinsky section by the end of 2021 amounted to 11%. In 2021, over 14.7 million tons of thermal coal were produced at the Russian Coal company’s mines in the SFO and Far Eastern Federal District. This is 200 thousand tons higher than in 2020, which amounted to 14.5 million tons of fuel.

In 2021, the enterprises of the Russian Coal company in the Amur Region, the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Khakassia and Moscow sent about 5.5 billion rubles of tax deductions to the federal and regional budgets, as well as state extra-budgetary funds. This is 64% higher than in 2020, which amounted to 3.5 billion rubles.

At the same time, over 2 billion rubles of tax and non-tax payments were sent by the Russian Coal enterprise in 2021 to the budgets of the regions of the Russian Federation where the company’s coal mines operate. This is almost 2 times more than in 2020.

The structure of tax payments includes: value added taxes, profit, property, transport, land, personal income tax and other types of taxes.

The increase in tax deductions is due, among other things, to an increase in coal production at the Kirbinsky mine in Khakassia and the Sayano-Partizansky mine in the Krasnoyarsk Territory by the end of 2021, the company reported.

In 2021, miners of the Krasnoyarsk Territory became winners in 3 of 6 nominations of the production competition of the Russian Coal company, in which 59 teams of different types of excavators of coal mining enterprises of the Amur Region, Krasnoyarsk Territory and Khakassia participated.

Krasnoyarsk Krai became the leader in the number of winners. Among them are 2 brigades of the Pereyaslovsky coal mine and 1 brigade of the Sayano-Partizansky coal mine.

The miners who achieved the highest production indicators by the end of 2021 were presented with cars and cash bonuses.

In the nomination “Electric quarry crawler excavators with a bucket capacity up to 5 m3 inclusive”, the EKG-5A brigade No. 4 of foreman Yuri Ganichev, Pereyaslovsky coal mine won. They manage to hold the leadership for several years. In 2021, the volume of excavation work amounted to more than 1.7 million cubic meters.

In the nomination “Hydraulic crawler excavators with a bucket capacity of up to 5 m3”, the winner was the Komatsu PC-400 No. 5 excavator team of Brigadier Vladimir Vidyasov, Sayano-Partizansky section. In 2021, the volume of excavation work amounted to more than 1.3 million cubic meters.

There is a new winner in the nomination “Walking excavators with bucket capacity up to 11 m3 inclusive” in 2021. The victory was won by the brigade of ESH 11/70 No. 21 of brigadier Maxim Aksenov, Pereyaslovsky section. At the end of the year, they moved more than 2.7 million cubic meters of rock mass into the developed space.



In 2021, about 5 million tons of thermal coal were produced at the enterprises of Russian Coal in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. At the same time, more than 3.5 million tons of this volume fell on the Pereyaslavsky coal mine, which produces brown coal of the “2B” and “3B” brands. The products of the section are distinguished by one of the highest caloric content among brown coals of the mainland of the Russian Federation (up to 4,400 kcal/kg). The company currently has about 260 million tons of solid fuel in its reserves.

In 2022, Russian Coal plans to increase annual coal production at the Sayano–Partizansky section by 200 thousand tons – from 1.3 to 1.5 million tons of fuel. It produces coal of the “G” and “DG” brands, which, due to its high caloric content (more than 6000 kcal/ kg), is in active demand in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

Russian Russian Coal’s enterprises in the Amur Region, Krasnoyarsk Krai and Khakassia produced 14.7 million tons of hard and brown thermal coal in 2021, which is 200 thousand tons higher than the results of 2020. Russian Coal is producing thermal coal by open method at coal mines located in the Siberian and Far Eastern Federal Districts. The company’s total coal reserves amount to 1.47 billion tons. The company’s products are supplied to the domestic market to consumers in 60 regions of the Russian Federation, as well as for export to 15 countries of the world.

In 2022, Russian Coal plans to increase investments in the development of production in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. New equipment will continue to arrive at the Pereyaslovsky and Sayano-Partizansky coal mines, which increases not only productivity, but also the safety of production processes.

In the Amur Region, the winners of the Production Competition-2021, which took place last year between teams of various types of excavators of Russian Coal enterprises in the Amur Region, Krasnoyarsk Territory and Khakassia, were congratulated. Amur residents competed for the championship in two categories — among walking excavators with a bucket capacity of 10 or more cubic meters and with a bucket capacity of 15 to 40 cubic meters.

As a result, the winner among 13 draglines with a bucket capacity of 15 m3 was the brigade ESH-15/90 No. 16 of Brigadier Sergei Ermakov, the coal mine of the North-Eastern JSC “Amurugol”.

The owner of the main prize – a personal passenger car – this year was chosen at the enterprise at the brigade council, following which they decided to give the main prize to the excavator driver Vitaly Gorkovenko, who has worked flawlessly in Amurugl for more than 30 years, 22 of which were on ESH-15/90.The rest of the team members received cash bonuses.

— The first three places are again at the Northeast. Thank you so much for your achievements! This is a real team effort! In spite of any difficulties, in spite of bad weather, you show excellent results,” Oleg Vedernikov, General Director of JSC “Amurugol”, said, congratulating the winners on the rightfully deserved award, expressing hope that next year the Yerkovetsky section will make a worthy competition for the North-Eastern section in production competitions.

— This is not the first time we are participating in the competition, we have always strived, always tried, we were close to victory, but we could not become the first. This year we decided to try harder, we worked on labor discipline, reduced downtime of equipment as much as possible,” says foreman of ESH—15/90 No. 16 Sergey Ermakov. — The spirit of rivalry spurred us on and helped us to become leaders. I can say that we tried very hard and we succeeded. We became winners in production competitions for the first time. The whole team, all our guys have worked their best!

The construction of two base stations and the integration of a new high-speed LTE wireless network into the enterprise’s information infrastructure have been completed at the Kirbinsky section. The project was implemented by specialists of the Information technology department of the Russian Coal company together with representatives of PJSC VimpelCom.

The construction of its own network at the Kirbinsky section has significantly improved coverage and communication quality, and ensured the stability of mobile data transmission. The bandwidth of the data transmission channel is 100 MB/s, and the coverage area is over 10 km2.

A reliable communication channel at an industrial enterprise is necessary for transmitting information from quarry equipment and video cameras installed on the territory of the industrial site. The analysis of the data obtained allows you to monitor the performance of equipment in real time, monitor various technical parameters. Also, with the help of high-speed mobile communication, the operational transfer of information between people within the framework of operational activities is ensured.

“There are often problems with communication in mining industries, because their activities are associated with changes in the terrain, for example, the formation and movement of dumps. Infrastructure should live and develop together with the enterprise. To solve this problem, we chose the construction of 15-meter cell towers and the use of antennas, the location of which can be adjusted when the terrain changes, so that the coverage is always of the highest quality. There is broadband Internet access on 90% of the territory of the mine,” said a representative of the Russian Coal company.

In total, 8 high-speed mobile communication base stations have been put into operation at the enterprises of the Russian Coal company, together with telecom operators. This allows you to monitor the operation of more than 500 units of equipment in real time.

In 2022, Russian Coal plans to invest about 2 billion rubles in the renovation and development of production assets. This is 67% more than the volume of investments in production by the end of 2021, which amounted to 1.2 billion rubles.

The investment program of 2022 is aimed at expanding and updating the fleet of equipment, implementing capital construction projects and modernizing the infrastructure of Russian Coal mining enterprises in the Amur Region, Krasnoyarsk Territory and Khakassia.

In 2022, the company’s coal mines will receive over 30 units of new mining and auxiliary equipment, including excavators, bulldozers, dump trucks, graders, loaders, cranes.

The company’s investment program is aimed at improving the efficiency and safety of production processes. Thanks to its implementation, it is planned, among other things, to increase the production capacities of the Sayano-Partizansky coal mines in the Krasnoyarsk Territory and Kirbinsky in Khakassia.

In 2021, over 14.7 million tons of thermal coal were produced at the Russian Coal company’s mines in the SFO and Far Eastern Federal District. This is 200 thousand tons higher than in 2020, which amounted to 14.5 million tons of fuel. The volume of production of brown thermal coal in 2021 amounted to 6.8 million tons, and of hard thermal coal – 7.9 million tons, the company said.

In 2022, Russian Coal plans to increase the production of thermal coal in the Siberian Federal District by 1.2 million tons. By 1 million tons – from 2 to 3 million tons, the annual volume of D-grade coal production will increase at the Kirbinsky section in Khakassia, working off the reserves of the Bey coal deposit. The growth of coal production at the Kirbinsky mine by the end of 2021 amounted to 11%. By 200 thousand tons – from 1.3 to 1.5 million tons of fuel, it is planned to increase annual coal production at the Sayano-Partizansky section located in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. It produces coal of the “G” and “DG” brands, which, due to its high caloric content (more than 6000 kcal/ kg), is in active demand in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

In 2022, Russian Coal also plans to significantly increase investments in the expansion and renewal of the fleet of equipment, capital construction, and modernization of infrastructure facilities. As part of the investment program implemented in 2021, new mining equipment and equipment were systematically delivered to the company’s coal mines in the Amur Region, Krasnoyarsk Territory and Khakassia, and fully automated treatment facilities of a multi-stage pit water treatment system were built and put into operation at the Kirbinsky section.

“Both brown and hard coal are mined at the enterprises of Russian Coal. The diversification of assets allows the company to maintain a stable position in both the domestic and global markets. The main Russian consumers of our products, with whom long-term contracts have been concluded, are the large energy sector and housing and communal services, federal and state structures. In addition to supplies to 60 regions of the Russian Federation, the products of Russian Coal are exported to 15 countries of the world,” the company’s representative explained.

In 2022, the Russian Coal company plans to increase the volume of production of high-calorie coal at the Sayano-Partizansky section located in the Krasnoyarsk Territory by 15% – from 1.3 to 1.5 million tons.

The Sayano-Partizansky section produces coal of the “G” and “DG” brands, which, due to its high caloric content (more than 6000 kcal / kg), is in active demand in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. Fuel is shipped to the needs of large energy companies, industrial enterprises and the housing and communal services sector.

The volume of brown and coal-fired thermal coal production at the Russian Coal mines in the Krasnoyarsk Territory in 2021 amounted to about 5 million tons. In 2022, the company plans to continue implementing an investment program to upgrade and expand the fleet of equipment of coal mining enterprises.

Russian Coal produces thermal coal in an open-pit manner at coal mines located in the Siberian and Far Eastern Federal Districts. The company’s total coal reserves amount to 1.47 billion tons. The company’s products are supplied to the domestic market to consumers in 60 regions of the Russian Federation, as well as for export to 15 countries of the world.