Justification of an approach to coal mining in hard-to-reach areas of the Arctic zone of Yakutia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2025-1-148-153

Читать на русскоя языкеN.S. Batugina, E.A. Khoiutanov
Institute of Mining of the North named after N.V. Chersky of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №1 / 2025 p. 148-153

Abstract: The article describes the specific characteristics of the Arctic regions in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), which make the delivery of fuel and energy resources to settlements scattered over a large territory more difficult. Mining of the local coal resources is one of the ways to ensure energy security and supply affordable building materials to the local population. The article gives a brief description of the existing ways to deliver fuel and energy resources and discusses the structure of fuel consumption, volume of imported resources, and the cost of delivery. The article provides information of the reserves of the deposits listed in the State Register of Reserves, describes the criteria and requirements that are used as the necessary basis to identify the most promising deposits in the region for their priority development. The economic efficiency of mining the local resources is limited by the social orientation of the development, ensuring above all the energy security of the population. The article considers possible incentives for the local companies that are already engaged in mining or are planning to start it.

Keywords: coal, Arctic, coal deposit, coal mining, energy security, Yakutia

Acknowledgments: The research was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (Project No.24-28-20376).

For citation: Batugina N.S., Khoiutanov E.A. Justification of an approach to coal mining in hard-to-reach areas of the Arctic zone of Yakutia. Russian Mining Industry. 2025;(1):148–153. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2025-1-148-153

Article info

Received: 07.11.2024

Revised: 09.01.2025

Accepted: 15.01.2025

Information about the authors

Natal’ya S. Batugina – Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Chief Researcher, Institute of Mining of the North named after. N.V. Chersky Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russian Federation

Evgenii A. Khoiutanov – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Researcher, Institute of Mining of the North named after. N.V. Chersky of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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