Achlada Coal Mine

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Achlada Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Florina, Meliti, Western Macedonia, Greece.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Achlada Coal Mine	Florina, Meliti, Western Macedonia, Greece	40.8604, 21.5996 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1936	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
2	0.63	2020	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	130

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
1.5	–	–	West Macedonia	Lignite	Thermal	Florina (Meliti) Power Station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Achlada Lignite Mines	Achlada Lignite Mines	Greece

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

The Achlada Coal Mine is a surface mine in Meliti, Western Macedonia, Greece.

The mine was owned by Achlada Lignite Mines

• Owner: Achlada Lignite Mines
• Parent company: Achlada Lignite Mines
• Location: Meliti, Western Macedonia, Greece.
• GPS coordinates:40.8604, 21.5996
• Mine status: Operating
• Production:
• Start year:
• Reserves:
• Coal type: Lignite
• Mine size:
• Mine type: Surface

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