Amsdorf Coal Mine
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Amsdorf Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Amsdorf Coal Mine | Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | 51.459088, 11.717863 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 1959 | 2025[1] |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.458 | 2022 | Surface[2] | Open Pit | 2 | 50* | #REF!* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6[2] | 2015[2] | – | – | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Romonta GmbH | GETEC Energie Holding GmbH [45.6%] | Germany |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable | – | 0.466[3] | – | 0.485[4] | 0.49[5] | 0.458[6] | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.
Background
Amsdorf Coal Mine is a surface coal mine in the state of Saxony, Germany. Amsdorf Mine is a fairly small lignite mine which began operations in 1959. It is owned and operated by Romonta GmbH, a subsidiary of the chemicals company Romonta Bergwerks Holding, which uses the highly bituminous coal mainly to manufacture crude montan wax (of which Romonta is one of the world’s largest producers).[7] On May 15, 2020, the company's shares of ROMONTA Bergwerks Holding AG had been sold in full to a consortium of buyers of the GETEC Energie Holding GmbH corporation with retroactive effect as of January 1, 2020.[8] GETEC Energie Holding GmbH holds 48%, while Opus Beteiligungs GmbHholds 26% and LaBelle GmbH holds another 26%.[7]
The mine has an expected life span through 2025 to 2030, as per sources from 2017 and 2018.[9][10]
The lignite extracted from the Amsdorf mine is bituminous (i.e. it contains components that are also contained in crude oil). The bitumen is extracted from lignite. The remaining components of the lignite are burnt in the Romonta power plant. The power plant produces process steam and electricity electricity for wax extraction.[10]
As of 2023, the mine was in operation.[11] In June 2023, the construction of the new power plant for montan production was progressing, scheduled to go online in mid-2024 and help the company to phase out coal burning. Instead, household and commercial waste will be burnt.[12]
In August 2024, it was reported that the power plant has been completed. From 2025, the newly inaugurated power plant will use alternative fuels - mainly municipal waste, - instead of coal.[13][14]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://www.euwid-recycling.de/news/wirtschaft/romonta-ebs-kraftwerk-ersetzt-braunkohleverstromung/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240206181856/https://www.agora-energiewende.de/fileadmin/Projekte/2017/Deutsche_Braunkohlenwirtschaft/Agora_Die-deutsche-Braunkohlenwirtschaft_WEB.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 February 2024.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ (PDF) https://braunkohle.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WoM-Maassen-Schiffer-2020.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240219035115/https://braunkohle.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/202203_Dyllong_Maassen_Schiffer_Die-deutsche-Braunkohlenindustrie-2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-02-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Germany- Country Profile". euracoal.eu. 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "BRAUNKOHLE IN DEUTSCHLAND Daten und Fakten 2022" (PDF). /braunkohle.de. 2023.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 11 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "The German lignite industry in 2021 (page 84)" (PDF). braunkohle.de. 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Germany’s three lignite mining regions", Clean Energy Wire, August 7, 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Die deutsche Braunkohlenwirtschaft, Agora Energiewende, accessed June 2022.
- ↑ "COAL-POWERED CRISIS" (PDF). ejfoundation.org. June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ausstieg aus Kohleverbrennung bei Romonta". www.sueddeutsche.de. June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Müll statt Kohle - wie Romonta im Manselder Land mit einem neuen Kraftwerk klimafreundlicher wird". www.mz.de/. August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Romonta: EBS-Kraftwerk ersetzt Braunkohleverstromung". /www.euwid-recycling.de. August 2024.
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