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Can Coal Mine (Çan Linyitleri İşletmesi) is an operating coal mine in Çan, Çanakalle, Türkiye.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Can Coal Mine | Çan, Çanakalle, Türkiye | 41.438877, 31.84698 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 2005 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5[1] | 3.56[2] | 2023[2] | Surface | – | – | 50.0* | 508* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.0[2] | 2023[2] | – | – | Lignite | Thermal | Çan (18 Mart) power station |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Can Lignite Enterprise (Çan Linyitleri İşletmesi Müdürlüğü) [100%] | Turkish Coal Enterprises | Turkey |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable[2] | 2.1[2] | 2.9[2] | 2.9[2] | 2.4[2] | 3.1[2] | 5[2] | 3.56[2] |
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 Çan coal mine, also known as the Çan lignite facility, is surface mine, operated by Çan Linyitleri İşletmesi Müdürlüğü, a TKI subsidiary, producing 2.3 million tonnes per annum, near Can, Canakkale, Turkey.[3] Between 1940 and 1979 coal mining activities in Çan were undertaken by private enterprises. In 1979 the coalfield was nationalized and it was operated by the Çan Lignite Enterprises since then. Since the establishment of the Çan (18 Mart) power station in 2004, its coal demand has been supplied by the Çan coal mine.[4]
Çan lignite enterprises had 309 employees in 2020, out of which 93 were office workers and 216 were laborers. The same year, TKİ reported that the Çan coal mine produced 2.5 million tons, and had 60.9 million tons in reserves. 96% of the mine's production was supplied to power plants, and the remaining 4% for heating and manufacturing.[5]
- Owner: Çan Linyitleri İşletmesi Müdürlüğü[3]
- Parent company: TKI[6]
- Location: Can, Canakkale, Turkey
- GPS coordinates:40.023827, 27.038636(exact)
- Mine status: operating[3]
- Start year: 1979
- Proven reserves: 60.93 million tons (2020) [5]
- Coal type: lignite[3]
- Mine size:
- Mine type: surface
- Production: 2.462.671 tons (2020)[5]
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220618030630/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-turkey.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 https://www.tki.gov.tr/yayinlar.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 U.S. Department of the Interior, Turkey Mineral Yearbook 2016
- ↑ (2013) 2012 Yılı Faaliyet Raporu . Türkiye Kömür İşletmeleri, 30. Report.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 (April 2021) 2020 Yılı Faaliyet Raporu . Türkiye Kömür İşletmeleri. Report.
- ↑ "2014 Minerals Yearbook: Turkey", United States Geological Survey, Sept. 2016, page 46.22
