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Armutcuk Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kandilli, Zonguldak, Türkiye.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Armutcuk Coal Mine | Kandilli, Zonguldak, Türkiye | 41.34012, 31.510875 (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 | – | 1983 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.081[1] | 2023[1] | Underground | – | – | 494.0* | 1097[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.0[1] | 2023[1] | – | – | Bituminous | Thermal & Met[1] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Armutçuk Taşkömürü Isletme Müessesesi [100%] | Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises | Turkey |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | 0.14[3] | 0.15[3] | 0.14[4] | 0.14[5] | 0.11[1] | 0.08[1] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
The Armutçuk coal mine is an underground mine, operated by Armutçuk, T.İ.M. (Armutçuk Taşkömürü Isletme Müessesesi), a subsidiary of TTK, with a capacity of 0.4 million tonnes per annum, in Kilimli, Zonguldak, Turkey.[6]The mine is located in the Zonguldak coalfield alongside four other mines operated by TTK subsidiaries, Amasra, Kozlu, Üzülmez and Karadon.[7] Mining in Armutçuk began in 1983, when Armutçuk Taşkömürü İşletme Müessesesi was established as a subsidiary of TTK.[7] In 2018, there were plants to privatize five mines including Armutçuk.[8] However, as of 2020, Armutçuk is still operated by TTK's Armutçuk T.İ.M..[7]:37,41
In 2020, the mine produced 140 thousand tons of raw coal, and 86 thousand tons of saleable coal. The same year it was reported that the mine had 2 million tons ready reserves, 0.9 million tons proven reserves, 11 million tons probable reserves, and 5.9 million tons possible reserves according TTK's categorization. Thus, the mine had 2.9 million tons in proven reserves (ready and proven) and 16.9 million tons in probable reserves (probable and possible). In 2020, Armutçuk T.İ.M. had 1097 employees, out of which 119 were office workers, and 974 laborers.[7]
- Owner: Armutçuk, TCC (Armutçuk Taşkömürü Isletme Müessesesi)
- Parent company: TTK
- Location: Kandilli, Zonguldak, Turkey
- GPS coordinates: 41.340120, 31.510875 (exact)
- Mine status: operating[9]
- Production: 86,551 tons
- Total reserves: 19,937,468 tons
- Proven reserves: 2,962,687 tons
- Probable reserves: 16,974,781 tons
- Start year: 1983
- Coal type: hard coal
- Mine size:
- Mine type: underground
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://www.taskomuru.gov.tr/ttk/2023-faaliyet-raporu/.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://www.taskomuru.gov.tr/file/faaliyet_rapor/2019.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.taskomuru.gov.tr/file/faaliyet_rapor/2020.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.taskomuru.gov.tr/ttk/2021-faaliyet-raporu/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Philip M. Mobbs, "2010 Minerals Yearbook: Turkey", United States Geological Survey, April 2012, page 56.7
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Report Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "ttk" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Turkey ‘aims to hold tenders for at least five coal mines in 2018’, Hürriyet Daily News, 10 April 2018
- ↑ Association of British Mining Equipment Companies, Turkey Mining Overview, March 2019.
