ABSTRACT
Table 1.2 Coal reserves of the Ekibastuz Basin opencast mines as of 1 January 1991 (in Mt).
Opencast Mine Total Number 1 and 2 Number 3 Number 1, 2, 3 Number 4 seams, % seam, % seams, % seam
The Severny opencast mine, up to the -270 m level (Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4)
2,033 623/35.0 1,156/65.0 1,779/100 254
The Bogatyr opencast mine, up to the -200 m level (Districts 5 ,6 ,9 and 10)
2,557 810/36.6 1,401/63.4 2,211/100 346
The Vostochny opencast mine, up to the -200 m level
1,852 834/45.1 1,013/54.9 1,847/100 5
(Districts 7, 8 and 12) Total, up to the -200 m level 6,442 2,267/38.7 3,590/61.3 5,857/100 605 The number 11 district and deep levels
6,800 1,981/33.6 3,908/66.4 5,889/100 912
Total 13,242 4,248/36.2 7,498/63.8 11,746/100 1,516
the basin. In future, the water supply will be provided by the Irtysh-Karaganda canal, located in the vicinity of the Ekibastuz coal basin.
