According to the adopted operational plan for eliminating the consequences of rockslide into the Zheltaya River valley, the specialists of Solntsevsky Coal Mine LLC will begin restoration activities by July 12, 2021. The rockslide occurred on the night of July 9-10, 2021 in the area of the temporary storage warehouse Solntsevsky Coal Mine LLC and did not cause any casualties. The situation is under the control of specialists and timely notified representatives of the supervisory authorities, and does not threaten the population and vital facilities of the area.

On July 10, under the chairmanship of the head of the Uglegorsk district, an emergency commission was formed, and its first meeting was held. Representatives of Solntsevsky Coal Mine LLC, the head of the Federal State-Funded Healthcare Institution Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Sakhalin Region in the Uglegorsk District, an assistant prosecutor and heads of structural divisions of the municipal administration were present.

Since the restoration work is supposed to be on lands outside the territory of the leased site of Solntsevsky Coal Mine LLC, they need to be coordinated with the relevant supervisory authorities to begin. After receiving all the approvals, the enterprise will immediately begin to carry out restoration work.

Access to the hazardous area is currently restricted. Twice a day, surveys of the area are carried out using an unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor both the level of accumulating water in the Zheltaya River and the possible displacement of the rock of the state of deformation. There is no threat of descent of accumulated water.

The company provides full assistance to the supervisory authorities and the administration of the Uglegorsk district in conducting investigations and eliminating the consequences of deformation. The reasons for the incident will be established by a specially created commission, an investigation is underway.