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The operator of the mine is Yuzhkuzbassugol ("South Kuzbass Coal"), a halfowned associate of the Evraz Group conglomerate, which is Russia''s largest producer of deepmined coal. The mine, which opened in 2002, is one of the newest pits in the Kuzbass coalmining region of Siberia, with modern equipment made in the UK and Germany.