Quality management as a resource to improve the efficiency of coal product supply to consumers in the Far North

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2025-4S-146-151

Читать на русскоя языкеV.I. Fedorov, V.L. Gavrilov, N.S. Batugina
Chersky Institute of Mining of the North of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №4S / 2025 p. 146-151

Abstract: The article explains the conditions for developing coal deposits in the Far North and provides a brief description of the emerging coal product supply chains using the case of the Kharbalakh coal deposit. Field observations of the coal supply chain in the mine, stockpiles and boiler plants were conducted, along with a sieve analysis of the coal size, which showed that when coal is stored in open areas during the warm seasons, there is a sharp increase (up to 40%) in the share of small coal fractions (–10 mm), which are then subject to intensive wind removal during transportation, with subsequent losses during the fuel-bed firing. Geotechnological and organizational measures are proposed to improve the quality management and reduce the losses of coal products in the production and supply chains, in particular, to introduce a technological process for separate mining of coal from adjacent banks, to use various heat-insulating materials for shielding coal stored in coal piles, grading fuel by size and packaging it in soft containers.

Keywords: coal products, Far North, remote areas, coal mining, coal supply, energy security

Acknowledgments: The study was carried out within the State Assignment of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Topic No. FWRS-2025-0047, ЕГИСУ НИОКТР No. 125100124344-7).

For citation: Fedorov V.I., Gavrilov V.L., Batugina N.S. Quality management as a resource to improve the efficiency of coal product supply to consumers in the Far North. Russian Mining Industry. 2025;(4S):146–151. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2025-4S-146-151

Article info

Received: 02.07.2025

Revised: 18.08.2025

Accepted: 25.08.2025

Information about the authors

Vladislav I. Fedorov – Research, N.V. Chersky Institute of Mining of the North of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Vladimir L. Gavrilov – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Leading Researcher, N.V. Chersky Institute of Mining of the North of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russian Federation; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2401-455X; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Natalya S. Batugina – Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Chief Researcher, N.V. Chersky Institute of Mining of the North of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russian Federation; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1367-9062; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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