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Bazhanov coal mine

Large coal mine in southeastern Ukraine

Summary

Large coal mine in southeastern Ukraine

Field	Value
name	Bazhanov coal mine
Шахта імені В. М. Бажанова
place	Makiivka
subdivision_type	Oblast
state/province	Donetsk Oblast
country	Ukraine
owner	Makiivvuhillya (Макіїввугілля)
products	Coal
amount	1,020,000
opening year	1957

Шахта імені В. М. Бажанова | state/province = Donetsk Oblast The Bazhanov coal mine () is a large coal mine located in southeastern Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast, in the industrial city of Makiivka. Bazhanov mine represents one of the largest coal reserve in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 58.7 million tonnes of coal. The annual coal production is around 1.02 million tonnes.

July 2011 mining accident

On 29 July 2011, an elevator collapse killed 11 miners and seriously injured four others. Hundreds of workers were evacuated from other areas of the mine. The president of Ukraine ordered a government investigation. Ukraine's prime minister attributed the accident to "negligence" and estimated that it would take 16 months to repair damage to the mine.

References

(January 2001). "Coal mine methane in Ukraine". epa.gov.
(27 July 2011). "TWO MINING TRAGEDIES IN UKRAINE LEAVE 18 DEAD & 20 MISSING". [[AGI News]].
(27 July 2011). "Elevator collapse kills one, injuries 8 in east Ukrainian mine". [[Xinhua]].
[http://www.ukrainianjournal.com/index.php?w=article&id=12912 34 killed, 6 injured in mining accidents], ''Ukrainian Journal'', 31 July 2011
Maria Danilova. (27 July 2011). "18 killed in 2 mine accidents in Ukraine". Google News.
[http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/20865.html President instructs investigation of Bazhanova coal mine accident] {{webarchive. link. (January 27, 2014 , Press office of President Viktor Yanukovych, 30 July 2011)
Earlier that same day, Ukraine had experienced another fatal [[coal mining]] accident due to an explosion in the [[Suhodolskaya-Vostochnaya coal mine]].[http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Coal/8197044 New Ukraine coal mine explosion as safety review launched], Platts.com, August 4, 2011

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