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Zasyadko coal mine

Coal mining company in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine

Zasyadko coal mine
Summary

Coal mining company in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine

FieldValue
nameZasyadko coal mine
imageZasyadko.jpg
width225px
captionEastern shaft of the Zasyadko Mine photographed in 2007. Local cemetery seen on the foreground.
pushpin_labelDonetsk-Ukraine-map.png
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Donetsk (red) and Donetsk Oblast (pink) on the map of Ukraine.
subdivision_typeOblast
state/provinceDonetsk
countryUkraine
ownerPublic Stock Society Zasyadko Mine
acquisition year1992
productsCoal
opening yearDecember 31, 1958 (as Hilka-Hlyboka)

| state/province = Donetsk

Location of [[Donetsk]] (red) and [[Donetsk Oblast]] (pink) on the map of [[Ukraine]].

Zasyadko Mine (, ) is a coal mining company in Ukraine's eastern city of Donetsk. Following the start of the War in Donbas in 2014 the mine became situated in territory controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic.

The manager and alleged owner of the company is Yukhym Zvyahilsky, influential businessman and politician within the Party of Regions. Along with its economic, technological and political importance, the company, namely its coal mine, is infamous for being the site of repeated mining accidents with numerous fatalities. The deadliest disaster, the worst in Ukraine’s history, happened on November 18, 2007, killing 101 miners.

History

Production at the mine began in 1958, Since foundation, the mine is named after Alexander Zasyadko, one of the Soviet Ministers of Coal Industry.

In 1992, Zasyadko Mine was turned into a "rented enterprise" (practically privatised by the employees) together with several auxiliary industries. Yukhym Zvyahilsky, the then-manager of the mine and influential local businessman, retained his post and gained informal control of the new company's assets. Mr. Zvyahilsky has been the acting Prime Minister of Ukraine for a short time in early 1990s and a member of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of all convocations. He is known as an influential member of the Party of Regions.

Mining dangers

The Zasyadko Mine is one of the most dangerous coal mines in the world due to naturally high levels of gas (particularly methane) and coal dust explosion hazards. Additionally, gradual exhaustion made the mine as large as having 6 shafts and, most importantly, very deep. As of 2004, depths of excavation varied from 529m to 1270m.

However, an independent mining expert recently claimed that the company is interfering with its hazard-measuring equipment on a regular basis, in order to present underground situation as being within the safety standards, and so to prevent closure by the government inspectors. President Yushchenko blamed the cabinet for failing to “implement safe-mining practices” in the coal industry.

Accidents

The Zasyadko Mine has had seven serious mining accidents:

  • May 24, 1999 – 50 workers killed, 40 injured.
  • August 19, 2001 – 55 workers killed, 34 injured.
  • July 31, 2002 – 20 workers killed, two injured.
  • September 20, 2006 – 13 workers killed, 61 injured.
  • November 18, 2007 – 101 workers killed, dozens injured (2007 Zasyadko mine disaster).
  • December 1, 2007 – 52 workers injured.
  • December 2, 2007 – five workers killed, 30 injured.
  • March 4, 2015 - seventeen workers killed, 15 missing. (2015 Zasyadko mine disaster).
  • June 18, 2022 - 77 miners trapped due to shelling. All later rescued with no injuries.

References

References

  1. (4 March 2015). "Ukraine gas blast: 30 feared dead in Zasyadko coal mine". BBC News.
  2. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7124192.stm "Four dead in Ukraine mine blast"], [[BBC News]], December 2, 2007
  3. Гірничий енциклопедичний словник, т. 3. / За ред. В. С. Білецького. — Донецьк: Східний видавничий дім, 2004. — 752 с. {{ISBN. 966-7804-78-X (Mining dictionary, Ukrainian language)
  4. [http://baza.proua.com/b/1862 Бизнес-досье Шахта им. Засядько, ОП] {{webarchive. link. (January 5, 2009)
  5. [http://baza.proua.com/p/164 Бизнес-досье Звягильский Ефим Леонидович] {{webarchive. link. (August 31, 2009)
  6. link. (December 10, 2007 Verkhovna Rada official dossier)
  7. [https://janukovicha.clan.su/kandidat/zvyagiksky.htm Unofficial dossier]
  8. [http://www.rian.ru/spravka/20071119/88646124.html Шахта им. А.Ф.Засядько в Донецке. Справка] RIA Novosti, November 19, 2007
  9. (July 2016). (July 2016)
  10. (November 20, 2007). "Ukraine's mine death toll rises". [[BBC News]].
  11. Korneychuk, Dmitriy. (November 18, 2007). "Methane blast at the mine of Zasyadko". Gazeta po-Kievskiy.
  12. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1499129.stm Ukraine mine blast kills 36] BBC News
  13. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/01/world/at-least-19-killed-in-ukraine-mine-explosion.html At Least 19 Killed in Ukraine Mine Explosion] New York Times
  14. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/20/AR2006092000366_pf.html Soviet Coal Mine Accidents Kill 45] Washington Post
  15. "4 killed in new explosion at coal mine that was site of Ukraine's worst mining disaster - International Herald Tribune".
  16. [http://www.korrespondent.net/main/218982 Корреспондент » Украина » События » Из шахты Засядько на поверхность выведены все горняки]
  17. [https://www.korrespondent.net/main/219086 Корреспондент » Украина » События » Число погибших на шахте им. Засядько возросло до 5 человек]
  18. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31725243 Ukraine gas blast: 30 feared dead in Zasyadko coal mine] BBC News
  19. (2022-06-18). "Miners rescued after being trapped underground in east Ukraine, local officials say". Reuters.
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