Russia takes the third place in the world in terms of explored reserves after the USA and China. The explored reserves in Russia amount to 192.3 bln. tons. With the current rate of extraction they will be sufficient for over 600 years. 75% of all coal reserves are located in Siberia.
The largest coal mining regions are:
Kuznetsk basin (Kuzbass)
Kansko-Achinsk basin (Krasnoyarsk region)
Pechorsk basin
Donersk basin
Yuzhno-Yakutia basin
