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MAR 2013

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russian coal continued Table 3: Coal Mining by Top 10 Russian Companies in Recent Years Company 2009 2010 2011 2012 % 2012 to 2011 Share of the market in 2012 (%) 1. SUEK 85 562 86 797 92 256 97 517 +5.5% 27.6 2. Kuzbassrazrezugol 46 097 49 708 46 986 45 482 -3.3% 12.9 3. SDS-Coal 15 814 15 656 22 379 25 237 +11.4 7.2 4. Vostsibugol 4.8 12 066 14 564 15 800 16 754 +5.7 5. Southern Kuzbass 9 562 13 985 14 074 14 146 +0.1 4.1 6. Sibuglemet 11330 11 897 12 485 13 567 +8.0 3.8 7. Vorkutaugol 6 034 7 197 10 857 11 550 +6.0 3.3 3.0 8. Uzhkuzbassugol 14 079 11 339 9 268 10 793 +10.8 9. Jacutugol 5 617 9 185 8 045 9 961 +23.8 2.8 10.Russian coal 8 658 8 762 9 354 9 870 +5.5 2.7 Total for top 10 Russian miners 214.8 229.0 241.5 254.4 +5.3 72.1 Total for Russia 300.2 321.1 334.7 352.7 +4.7 100 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 High-priority Investment Projects At the same time, the government determined the number of investment projects for large and medium mining companies that will have a high priority level for development in the coming years. In particular, in the Kuzbass, which holds more than 50% of the production capacity of the industry, it will continue the development of the Yerunakovsky coal area, where a number of the new enterprises will be built in Mencherepskom, Zhernovskaya, UropskoKarakansky, Novokazanskom, Solonovskom and other coal deposits with favorable geological conditions for development. By 2030, in the Kuznetsk Basin, 11 new underground mines and four surface mines will be developed with a total capacity of 40.5 million mtpy. The companies Sibuglemet (Siberian Business Union Holding), Kuzbassrazrezugol, Cox 42 www.coalage.com and UDC Mencherepsky have already announced plans to boost production capacities during that period. Also, private companies plan to create a series of power technology systems in the Kuzbass, which will allow the producers to go to the integrated development of resources of coal deposits, and in particular to the mining and using of methane. By 2015, the Belovskaya mine plans to establish a cluster of energy technology that will consist of a surface mine with the capacity of 6 million mtpy, an underground mine with the capacity of 3 million mtpy, a prep plant that will process 6 million mtpy, and a complex and produce 160,000 mtpy of semi-coke. The complex includes a 40-mw power station 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 high quality thermal coal— anthracite coal—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 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 to 2010) in the whole industry the average distance of coal production transportation will decrease by 1.4 times. March 2013

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