Aleksinac Coal Mine

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Aleksinac Coal Mine is an UNDERGROUND mine near Aleksinac, Nišava District, Serbia.

The mine was closed in 1989 following a major accident.

Location

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Background

The mine was owned and operated by the Public Company for Underground Coal Mining Resavica, which was established as per the government's decision in 2003.[1] It is a state-owned entity.

In 1989, there was a major accident at the mine when 90 miners lost their lives from carbon monoxide poisoning (a fire in a fresh wind current), when the mine was closed.[2] Since 1990, the Aleksinački mine has continued to operate as a specialized contractor of mining works in the underground exploitation of coal.[2][3]

Mine Details

  • Owner: Public Company for Underground Coal Mining Resavica (JP PEU Resavica)
  • Parent: Government of the Republic of Serbia
  • Location: near Aleksinac, Nišava District, Serbia
  • Coordinates: 43.561279, 21.69183 (exact)
  • Status: Closed (1989)[2]
  • Production: 0[4]
  • Total Resource:
  • Total Reserves:
  • Coal Type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
  • Mine Type: UNDERGROUND
  • Start Year:
  • Source of Financing:

Articles and resources

References

  1. "History". https://www.jppeu.rs. Retrieved March 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "АЛЕКСИНАЧКИ РУДНИЦИ: ИСТОРИЈАТ". https://www.jppeu.rs. Retrieved March 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Public enterprise for underground coal exploitation Resavica" (PDF). privatizacija.privreda.gov.rs. unknown. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); line feed character in |title= at position 34 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "SERBIAN COAL DEPOSITS AND COAL MINES AT ACTUAL TRANSITION TO GREEN AGENDA" (PDF). https://unece.org/. December 2022. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); line feed character in |title= at position 37 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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