KWB Bełchatów Coal Mine

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The Belchatow coal mine is a surface mine, owned by Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) Polish Energy Group, 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.

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Background

The Belchatow open-cast mine is the largest in Poland, set to operated until 2040.[1] As of 2021, the mine had two operating pits -- Belchatow and Szcercow.

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: 40.824 million tonnes (2021)[3]; 36.198 million tonnes (2020)[4]
  • Additional proposed production:
  • Equipment: surface (open cast)
  • Number of employees:

Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Euracoal, Poland, accessed September 2020
  2. Applied Geology, Chapter 16, page 287
  3. LIST OF BROWN COAL DEPOSITS IN POLAND as of 31.XII.2021, Polish Geological Institute, 2021
  4. BILANS ZASOBÓW ZŁÓŻ KOPALIN W POLSCE WG STANU NA - BALANCE OF FINE RESOURCES IN POLAND, Polish Institute of Geology, December 31, 2020, accessed June 2022

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