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Table 4: Positive Scenario of the Coal Industry Development in Russia Until 2030 (million mt) 2010 Total mining 2015 2020 2025 2030 320.0 355.0 380.0 400.0 430.0 • open pit mining 211.5 230.2 237.2 249.1 268.2 • underground mining 108.5 124.8 142.8 150.9 161.8 242.2 252.0 262.2 267.0 294.2 77.8 103.0 117.8 133.0 135.8 505.0 Power generating coal Coke-coal Total enterprises capacity by the end of the year 375.5 422.0 440.0 470.0 Decommissioning of capacities 51.5 58.0 97.0 126.0 95.0 Commissioning of capacities 95.9 105.0 115.0 156.0 130.0 RUSSIAN COAL Eastern Siberia region increasing from 23.6% to 35.7%, while the Far East from 9.7% to 17.1%. This will significantly reduce transportation costs of coal and increase the competitiveness of export supplies. As the result of the program implementation 2030 (compared with 2010) in the whole industry the average distance of coal production transportation will decrease by 1.4 times. that will be fueled by coal-bed methane and byproducts from the coking process. In coming years, industrial extraction of coal-bed methane is expected to become more important. A state program provides a significant development of productive capacities of coal mines in Eastern Siberia. The new center of coal production will be the Ulugh Khem basin in the Republic of Tuva, where a number of high-productivity enterprises will be developed. By 2030, it is planned that coal production in the basin will reach 37 million mt. Also, Evraz and Yenisei Industrial Company are planning to build two underground mines with the capacity of 12 million mt each. Severstal will also develop an underground mine with a total capacity of 11 million mt. Apsat will invest in coal production in the Trans-Baikal region, where it will build an underground mine and a surface mine with a combined capacity of 2.5 million mt. As a result of the realization of all of these projects the share of European regions in the total structure of coal mining in Russia should decrease from 6.5% to 5.7% in 2030. The government plans to reduce the inefficient production of low-quality coal in the Urals region and Moscow basin. The high production costs due to difficult geological and climate conditions will constrain the development of coal production in the Pechora basin. Along with this, in the Rostov region extraction of anthracite will grow by 2.4 times to 12 million mt by 2030. The state program of industry development provides a complete upgrade of production capacity in the basin through the construction of seven modern underground mines in Gukovo-Zverev and Colin-Sadkinskom coal areas. With the creation of new centers of coal mining, the concentration of the main coal production will shift to the east of the country, with the share of the www.e-mj.com APRIL 2013 • E&MJ; 99