Shargun

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Shargun’

(until 1973, the settlement of Takchiian), a city in Saryasiia Raion, Surkhandar’ia Oblast, Uzbek SSR. Shargun’ is situated at the foot of the southwestern spur of the Gissar Range, 15 km from the Saryasiia railroad station on the Kagan-Dushanbe line. Hard coal is mined in the vicinity. Shargun’ has a briquetting factory.

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Two coal fields are presently being developed - the Angren brown coal field in the Tashkent region and the Shargun anthracite deposit in the Surkhandarya region.

Uzbekistan aims to increase coal production

Investment planned at the Shargun coal deposit should triple production of higher quality coal from current levels of 200,000 tons/year.

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Reserves of the Angren brown coal deposits are estimated at 1,900 Mt and the Shargun hard coal (8,100 kcal/kg) at 37 Mt.

C.I.S. coal

According to the forecasts, the coal reserves in the Shargun field are more than 33 million tons.

Uzbekistan plans to break into world's leaders list in coal mining

Investment planned at the Shargun coal deposit should triple production of quality coal from current levels of 200,000 tons/year.