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Stavalj Coal Mine (рудник Штаваљ) is an operating coal mine in Stavalj, Sjenica, Eastern Serbia, Serbia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Stavalj Coal Mine | Stavalj, Sjenica, Eastern Serbia, Serbia | 43.2713046474323, 20.1289556178561 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | – | 1976 | – |
| Shelved | Announced | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.08[1] | 2017[1] | Underground | – | – | 494* | 420[2] |
| 2.3[3] | – | – | Underground | Longwall | – | 494* | * |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | Subbituminous | Thermal | Štavalj Power Station |
| 187 | – | – | – | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| JP PEU Resavica | Government of the Republic of Serbia | Serbia |
| JP PEU Resavica | Government of the Republic of Serbia | Serbia |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Štavalj Coal Mine (рудник Штаваљ) is an UNDERGROUND mine near Štavalj, Republic of Serbia. The mine is operated by the Public Company for Underground Coal Mining Resavica, which was established as per the government's decision in 2003.[4] It is a state-owned entity.
The oldest data on the coal exploitation of the Štavalj mine dates from 1936. The initial mine was opened at the Stupsko polje location in the village of Stup in 1955, this mine was abandoned in 1967 when the new pit "Nada" was opened in the village of Štavalj, which was in operation until 1976. The pit was forcibly closed due to the fire. In the same year 1976, a new pit "Štavalj" was opened, where exploitation is still carried out today.[5] The largest number of exploratory wells, as well as mining operations, have been established so far in a productive coal-bearing series where four fields are distinguished: the western, central, eastern and southern fields.[5] It is understood that only the smallest central deposit is being used, the other parts (western, southern and eastern) remain intact.[6]
The mine is located at an altitude of 1100 meters and covers an area of 30 km².[5]
Expansion
The main purpose of coal mine development is to supply the proposed Štavalj Power Station. The required production for the 320 MW (now 300MW) plant was estimated at 2.3 million tonnes per year.[6] For achieving this production two longwalls were foreseen.[6]
The power plant proposal has been active since at least 2009. With no news on the thermal power plant project since June 2021, it was considered shelved as of June 2023. The coal mine expansion is therefore considered Shelved as well.
- Owner: Public Company for Underground Coal Mining Resavica (JP PEU Resavica)
- Parent: Government of the Republic of Serbia
- Location: near Štavalj, Republic of Serbia
- Coordinates: 43.27130464743233, 20.128955617856167 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 0.085 million tonnes (2017)[7], 0.08 Mt[8]
- Total Resource:
- Total Reserves: 187 million tonnes (2009)[6]
- Coal Type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Type: UNDERGROUND
- Start Year: 1965[9] - 1976[5]
- Source of Financing:
Project Expansion Details
- Status: Shelved
- Capacity: 2.3 million tonnes[6]
- Mineable Reserves:
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/4.%20GIG_09_12_2022_last.pdf.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239412572_New_'Stavalj'_coal_mine_and_thermal_power_plant.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "History". https://www.jppeu.rs. Retrieved March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); External link in|website= - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Stavalj". https://www.jppeu.rs. Retrieved March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); External link in|website= - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "New 'Štavalj' coal mine and thermal power plant". https://www.researchgate.net/. 2009.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "SERBIAN COAL DEPOSITS AND COAL MINES AT ACTUAL TRANSITION TO GREEN AGENDA" (PDF). https://unece.org/. December 2022.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website=|title=at position 37 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "CURRENT SITUATION OF COAL MINES IN SERBIA" (PDF). https://unece.org/. 2022.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Public enterprise for underground coal exploitation Resavica" (PDF). privatizacija.privreda.gov.rs. unknown.
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