KWK ROW Coal Mine
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KWK ROW Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Śląskie, Poland.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| KWK ROW Coal Mine | Śląskie, Poland | 50.0455279, 18.5884194 (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 | – | 1903 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 6.85[1] | 2022[1] | Underground | Longwall | 139.66[2] | 830 | 11318[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | – | – | Upper Silesia | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Polska Grupa Górnicza SA[2] | Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG) | Poland |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
The ROW coal mines are underground operations, owned by Polska Grupa Górnicza, PGG, producing 14.97 million tonnes per annum, in Śląskie, Poland.[3]
The mines operating under the KWB Row branch include Jankowice, Marcel, Chwałowice, Rydułtowy.[4] The mines have reported concentrations of methane gas in methane hazard category I, II and III. They are set to operate until 2040.
- Operator: KWK ROW Branch [3]
- Parent Company: Polska Grupa Górnicza, PGG[3]
- Location: Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland[3]
- GPS coordinates: 50.0455279, 18.5884194 (exact)[3]
- Mine status: Operating[3]
- Start year: 1903
- Mineable reserves: 80.4 million tonnes[3]
- Coal type: Bituminous
- Mine size:
- Mine type: Underground[4]
- Mine depth: 830 m
- Production: 14.97 million tonnes per year[3]
- Equipment: Open cast mining
- Number of employees:11,778
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240202181706/https://geoportal.pgi.gov.pl/css/surowce/images/2022/pdf/hard_coal_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.pgg.pl/strefa-korporacyjna/firma/kopalnie/3-kwk-row.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 PGG,KWB Row Branch, Company Website, accessed September 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Euracoal, Poland, accessed September 2020
