Geography
The mines of Donugol JSC are located in Krasnosulin district, Rostov Region. The North Caucasus Railway line of the republican importance goes through the region and connects the south of Russia to its central and northern territories. Another line connects the region’s east to Ukraine.
Not far from industrial sites of the mines there goes the M-4 Don highway of federal importance which connects the south of Russia to its center and north.
Location
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The office of Donugol JSC is located at: Russia, 346316, Rostov region, Krasnosulinsky district, Mikhailovskoye rural settlement, Molodezhny settlement, Stepnaya street, building 5, edifice 1, floor 1, room 1
«Obukhovskaya No. 1»The mining site is located 15 km to the east of Zverevo town. The closest railway station, Bozhkovskaya station, is 3 km east of the mining site.
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«Sherlovskaya-Naklonnaya»
The mining site is located 23 km to the east of Zverevo town. The nearest populated locality, Gryaznovka village, is 2.5 km to the north of the mine.
The closest railway station, Bozhkovskaya, is 5.5 km to the south-west of the mining site, and 2.8 km southward there is a public single-track railroad Novomikhaylovskaya-Krasnodonetskaya.
Motor Road network
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The region where the mines of Donugol JSC are located has a branched network of motor roads which connect them to different settlements and other industrial facilities:
«Sherlovskaya-Naklonnaya»A section of the M-4 Don federal highway which is 14 km to the west of the Sherlovskaya-Naklonnaya mine.
The approach road from Molodezhny settlement, Zverevo town and from the Dalnyaya mine, as well as the motor road of local importance between Chernetsov village and Topoleviy settlement.
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«Obukhovskaya No. 1»
A section of the M-4 Don federal highway which is 4 km to the south-west of the Obukhovskaya No. 1 mine.
The approach road to the Dalnyaya mine of Donskoy Anthracite JSC linking on to the mining site of the Obukhovskaya No. 1 mine.
Geology
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«Sherlovskaya-Naklonnaya»
Presently the Sherlovskaya-Naklonnaya mine is mining coal seam k2 to the north-east of the minefield of the Obukhovskaya No. 1 mine. Thickness of seam k2 is 1.14 - 1.35 m, it has a low dip angle, simple structure, and is classified as a continuous formation across the entire minefield. The seam is not prone to spontaneous combustion, has no sudden outburst hazard and no coal dust explosion hazard. It is classified as hazardous by the risk of rock bursts at a depth of 800 meters and below. The mine is classified as nongassy. Average water inflow into the mine is 185 m3/hour.
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«Obukhovskaya No. 1»
The area of the Obukhovskaya № 1 mine covered by the mining license includes deposits of the coal seam k2, grade A coal (anthracite). The minefield has the favourable geologic and tectonic setting. It is seen as holding great potential in terms of the mining conditions and quality of the coal-bearing strata in this mining region.
In the north the minefield borders on the Dalnyaya minefield belonging to Donskoy Anthracite JSC; Sherlovskaya-Naklonnaya mine field of Donugol JSC is in the north-east; and the minefield of Obukhovskaya ShU JSC is stretching to the south-west. The minefield sizes reach 11.1 kilometers along the strike and 5.5 kilometers down dip. The area of the minefield is 61 sq.km. The estimated reserves of Obukhovskaya No. 1 mine are sufficient for producing 3.0 million tons annually for over 40 years.
Geology
«Sherlovskaya-Naklonnaya»
1 million tons per year | Projected capacity by run-of-mine coal |
760 thousand tons per year | Projected capacity by commercial product output |
12,05 million tons | Proven reserves |
10,5 million tons | Commercial reserves |
«Obukhovskaya No. 1»
111,55 million tons | Proven reserves |
85,9 million tons | Commercial reserves |