Yubileynaya mine

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Yubileynaya mine
Location
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Yubileynaya mine
Federal subject Kemerovo Oblast
CountryRussia
Coordinates 53°51′44″N87°19′57″E / 53.862145°N 87.332382°E / 53.862145; 87.332382
Production
Products Coal
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Location of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia

The Yubileinaya mine is a coal mine in the Kemerovo Oblast area of Siberia, Russia. The mine is operated by Joint-Stock Company "TopProm", owned by the Limited Liability Company "AVD-Capital" [1]

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Explosion

On May 24, 2007, a methane explosion at the mine killed 38 miners and injured a further 7, [2] one of whom subsequently died. [3] Investigators believe that the explosion was caused by a spark from a damaged cable. [3]

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References

  1. "AVD-Capital company acquires Topprom coal holding". kommersant.ru. 22 March 2024.
  2. 38 killed, 7 injured in Yubileinaya mine blast, ITAR-TASS , published 2007-05-24, accessed 2007-05-31
  3. 1 2 [Blast in Yubileinaya mine caused by spark from damaged cable - investigators], Interfax , published 2007-05-28, accessed 2007-05-31