Brod-Gneotino Coal Mine

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Brod-Gneotino Coal Mine (Брод-Гнеотино) is an operating coal mine in Bitola, Pelagonia, North Macedonia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Brod-Gneotino Coal Mine Bitola, Pelagonia, North Macedonia 40.967495, 21.539161 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.
Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
0.859[1] 2022[1] Surface Open Pit 6.5[1] 50* 349*

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
23[1] 2014[1] 108 Lignite Thermal Bitola power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
ESM ESM [100%] North Macedonia

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.

Background

The Brod-Gneotino coal mine is operated by ESM, near Bitola, North Macedonia.[2]

The mine provides coal to the Bitola power station. The company has proposed to expand the Brod-Gneotino mine to create the Zivojno coal mine.[2]

In July 2022 ESM reported that it will build the a solar photovoltaic power plant of 100 megawatts on the ground of Brod-Gneotino mine.[3]

  • Operator: ESM [2]
  • Owner: ESM
  • Location: near Bitola, North Macedonia
  • GPS coordinates: 40.967495, 21.539161 (exact)
  • Mine status: Operating[2]
  • Production: 1.93 million tonnes (2021)[4]
  • Start year:
  • Mineable reserves: 34 million tonne[2]
  • Coal type: Lignite
  • Mine size:
  • Mine type: Surface

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240302081444/https://economy.gov.mk/content/%25D0%259F%25D1%2580%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B2%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B4-%25D0%259D%25D0%25B0%25D1%2586%25D1%2580%25D1%2582%2520%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8%25D1%2586%25D0%25B8%25D1%2581%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B8%2520%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD_%25D0%259A%25D0%2598%25D0%25A4.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Development and Investment Plan 2018-2022, Company Website, March 2018
  3. "PHOTOVOLTAGE POWER PLANTS WILL BE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE DEPLOYED COAL DEPOSITS IN REC, AGREEMENT SIGNED FOR A FAVORABLE CREDIT LINE WITH EBRD". sdk.mk. July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Macedonia: Five Largest Surface Mines in 2021, Global Data, accessed December 2022