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Ukraine · asset class
Coal / Uranium Mines in Ukraine
Ukraine has 36 coal / uranium mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 10th-largest fleet of the 63 countries that hold any, and 0.7% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 13 operating and 1 under construction or proposed. The largest is Lubel Coal Mine.
The largest owner-operators are DTEK Energy BV (9), DTEK Pavlogradugol PJSC (8) and Republic Fuel Company Vostokugol State Enterprise (6) — DTEK Energy BV alone is named on 25% of them. Half of Ukraine's coal / uranium mines in service predate 1973 (median commissioning year of the 13 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is Bilorichenska Coal Mine, dating from 1957. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Novovolynskaya No 10 Coal Miine, proposed. They account for 17% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Ukraine.
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Largest coal / uranium mines in Ukraine
- Lubel Coal Mine2021 · idle
- Heroes of Space Coal Mine1978
- West Donbass Coal Mine1979
- Dniprovska Coal Mine1975
- Steppe (Pershotravensk) Coal Mine1965
- Komsomolets Donbassa Coal Mine1980
- Samarska Coal Mine1973 · idle
- Pavlohradska Coal Mine1968 · idle
- Yuvileyna Coal Mine1970
- M. V. Frunze Coal Mine1975 · idle
- Ternivska Coal Mine1964
- Pokrovs'ke Coal Mine1990 · idle
- Krasnolymanska Coal Mine1958 · idle
- Novovolynskaya No 10 Coal Miineproposed
- Zasyadko Coal Mine1958 · idle
- Bilozerskaya Coal Mine1954 · idle
- Red Partisan Coal Mine1958 · idle
- Chervonogradska Coal Mine1971
- V. V. Vakhrushev Coal Mine1954 · idle
- Bilorichenska Coal Mine1957
- Dovzhanska-Kapitalna Coal Mine1983 · idle
- Progress Coal Mine1973
- Dobropilska Coal Mine1941 · idle
- Kharkovskaya Coal Mine1956 · idle
- Kholodnaya Balka Coal Mine1957 · idle
- Stepova Coal Mine1978
- Novodonetskaya Coal Mine1968
- Ilovayskaya Coal Mine1939 · idle
- Samsonivska-Zakhidna Coal Mine1999 · idle
- Kalinovskaya-Vostochnaya Coal Mine1957 · idle
- Kirova Coal Mine (Ukraine)1947 · idle
- Almaznaya Coal Mine1922 · idle
- Kapitalna Coal Mine1974 · idle
- Yasinovskaya-Glubokaya1961 · idle
- Buzhanskaya Coal Mine1979
- Novovolynskaya No 9 Coal Miine1964 · idle
Who owns Ukraine's coal / uranium mines
- DTEK Energy BV9 25%
- DTEK Pavlogradugol PJSC8 22%
- Republic Fuel Company Vostokugol State Enterprise6 17%
- Makeevugol State Enterprise5 14%
- Dobropillyavugillya-vydobutok3 8%
- Lvivgughiliya State Enterprise2 6%
- Volynvygglia State Enterprise2 6%
- Bilozirska Mine LLC1 3%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s1
- 1960s3
- 1970s8
- 1980s1
Median commissioning year 1973 · oldest Bilorichenska Coal Mine (1957) · newest Komsomolets Donbassa Coal Mine (1980) · 13 of 36 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Novovolynskaya No 10 Coal Miineproposed
How Ukraine compares · coal / uranium mines by country
- 1. China2,582
- 7. South Africa140
- 8. Canada43
- 9. Turkey42
- 10. Ukraine36
- 11. Mongolia33
- 12. Vietnam30
- 13. Colombia28
Frequently asked
- How many coal / uranium mines are there in Ukraine?
- OverWatts maps 36 coal / uranium mines in Ukraine — 0.7% of the world's mapped total, the 10th-largest national fleet of the 63 countries with any.
- What is the largest coal / uranium mine in Ukraine?
- Lubel Coal Mine, operated by Lubel Coal Co Ltd.
- Who owns the coal / uranium mines in Ukraine?
- DTEK Energy BV is named as owner or operator on the most — 9 of 36 (25%). Next are DTEK Pavlogradugol PJSC (8), Republic Fuel Company Vostokugol State Enterprise (6) and Makeevugol State Enterprise (5).
- How old are Ukraine's coal / uranium mines?
- The median commissioning year is 1973, across the 13 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Bilorichenska Coal Mine (1957).
- What new coal / uranium mines are being built in Ukraine?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Novovolynskaya No 10 Coal Miine.