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Kazakhstan · asset class
Coal / Uranium Mines in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has 26 coal / uranium mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 14th-largest fleet of the 63 countries that hold any, and 0.5% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 19 operating and 5 under construction or proposed. The largest is Bogatyr Coal Mine (Kazakhstan).
The largest owner-operators are Qarmet JSC (8), Qazaqstan Steel Group LLP (8) and small shareholder(s) (7) — Qarmet JSC alone is named on 31% of them. Half of Kazakhstan's coal / uranium mines in service predate 1973 (median commissioning year of the 19 with a known date), 1 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Kostenko Coal Mine, dating from 1942. 5 are in the pipeline, led by Shubarkol Premium Coal Mine, proposed. They account for 9% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Kazakhstan.
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Largest coal / uranium mines in Kazakhstan
- Bogatyr Coal Mine (Kazakhstan)1970
- Vostochny Coal Mine (Kazakhstan)1985
- Severny Coal Mine1955
- Karazhyra Coal Mine1967
- Molodezhny Coal Mine1980
- Shubarkol Zapadny Coal Mine1999
- Severny Coal Mine2034 · idle
- Shubarkol Centralny Coal Mine1985
- Shubarkol Premium Coal Mine2028 · proposed
- Maikubensky Coal Mine2026 · proposed
- Shubarkol Centralny Coal Mineproposed
- Shubarkol Zapadny Coal Mineproposed
- Maikubensky Coal Mine1987
- Zhalyn Coal Mine2009
- Zhalyn Coal Mine2025 · proposed
- Shubarkol Premium Coal Mine2016
- V. I. Lenin (Kazakhstan) Coal Mine1964
- Saranskaya Coal Mine1955
- Kuzembaev Coal Mine1959
- Shakhtinskaya Coal Mine1973
- Kuu-Check Coal Mine1957 · idle
- Kazakhstanskaya Coal Mine1969
- Abayskaya Coal Mine1954
- Kostenko Coal Mine1942
- Kumyskuduk Coal Mine2011
Who owns Kazakhstan's coal / uranium mines
- Qarmet JSC8 31%
- Qazaqstan Steel Group LLP8 31%
- small shareholder(s)7 27%
- Eurasian Resources Group SARL5 19%
- Shubarkol Komir JSC4 15%
- Bogatyr Komir LLP3 12%
- En+ Group PJSC3 12%
- Essess Aluminum Holdings Ltd3 12%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1940s1
- 1950s4
- 1960s3
- 1970s3
- 1980s4
- 1990s1
- 2000s1
- 2010s2
Median commissioning year 1973 · oldest Kostenko Coal Mine (1942) · newest Shubarkol Premium Coal Mine (2016) · 19 of 26 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Shubarkol Premium Coal Mine2028 · proposed
- Maikubensky Coal Mine2026 · proposed
- Shubarkol Centralny Coal Mineproposed
- Shubarkol Zapadny Coal Mineproposed
- Zhalyn Coal Mine2025 · proposed
How Kazakhstan compares · coal / uranium mines by country
- 1. China2,582
- 11. Mongolia33
- 12. Vietnam30
- 13. Colombia28
- 14. Kazakhstan26
- 15. Poland26
- 16. New Zealand24
- 17. Serbia19
Frequently asked
- How many coal / uranium mines are there in Kazakhstan?
- OverWatts maps 26 coal / uranium mines in Kazakhstan — 0.5% of the world's mapped total, the 14th-largest national fleet of the 63 countries with any.
- What is the largest coal / uranium mine in Kazakhstan?
- Bogatyr Coal Mine (Kazakhstan), operated by En+ Group PJSC, Samruk-Energo JSC, Sual Partners Ltd, small shareholder(s), Essess Aluminum Holdings Ltd, Isan International Corp, Minorum Holding Ltd.
- Who owns the coal / uranium mines in Kazakhstan?
- Qarmet JSC is named as owner or operator on the most — 8 of 26 (31%). Next are Qazaqstan Steel Group LLP (8), small shareholder(s) (7) and Eurasian Resources Group SARL (5).
- How old are Kazakhstan's coal / uranium mines?
- The median commissioning year is 1973, across the 19 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Kostenko Coal Mine (1942); 1 came online in the past ten years.
- What new coal / uranium mines are being built in Kazakhstan?
- 5 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Shubarkol Premium Coal Mine, Maikubensky Coal Mine and Shubarkol Centralny Coal Mine.