Belchatow coal mine
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The Belchatow coal mine is a surface mine, owned by Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) Polish Energy Group, producing 42.6 million tonnes per annum, near the Belchatow power complex, in Bełchatów in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland.[1]
Location
The satellite photo below shows the mine site in Bełchatów in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland.
Background
The Belchatow open-cast mine is the largest in Poland, set to operated until 2040.[1]
Project Details
- Owner: PGE[1]
- Parent Company:
- Location: Bełchatów, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
- GPS coordinates: 51.242247, 19.275356 (exact)
- Mine status: Operating
- Start year: 1981
- Total reserves: 1 billion tonnes[1]
- Mineable reserves: 571.6 million tonnes [2]
- Coal type: lignite
- Mine size:
- Mine type: Surface
- Mine depth: 300 m
- Production: 42.6 million tonnes per year[1]
- Additional proposed production:
- Equipment: surface (open cast)
- Number of employees:
