KWK Staszic-Wujek Coal Mine

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KWK Staszic-Wujek Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Lesser Poland, Poland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
KWK Staszic-Wujek Coal Mine	Lesser Poland, Poland	50.2245705, 19.0489841 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2010	–

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	1.84	2023	Underground	Longwall	–	700.0	3459

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
416.0	2023	–	Upper Silesia	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
KWK Murcki-Staszic Branch [100%]	Polska Grupa Górnicza SA [100.0%]	Poland

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	2.72	2.94	3.07	1.93	2.02	1.58	1.84

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

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Background

The Murcki-Staszic coal mines are underground operations, owned by Polska Grupa Górnicza, PGG, producing 8.3 million tonnes per annum, in Lesser Poland, Poland. The mines are operated by PGG.

• Operator: KWK Murcki-Staszic Branch
• Parent Company: Polska Grupa Górnicza, PGG
• Location: Lesser Poland, Poland
• GPS coordinates: 50.2245705, 19.0489841 (exact)
• Mine status: Operating
• Start year: 2010
• Mineable reserves:
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Mine size:
• Mine type: Underground
• Mine depth:
• Production: 8.3 million tonnes per year
• Number of employees:8,261

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