Lakkia Mine
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Lakkia Mine is an operating coal mine in Western Macedonia, Greece.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Lakkia Mine | Western Macedonia, Greece[1] | 40.63353013, 21.67554299 (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[2] | – | 2008[3] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1[3] | 2023[3] | Surface[1] | Open Pit[1] | – | 50* | 294* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | Lignite[1] | Thermal[3] | Ptolemaida power station[2] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Public Power Corporation SA[2] | – | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Lakkia Coal Mine is a surface lignite mine owned by Greece's state-owned Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC) in West Macedonia, Greece.
The mine, which had permanently ceased operations in 2021, was recently reopened to supply coal to the Ptolemaida V, Agios Dimitrios, and Meliti power stations, whose 2023 closures were delayed until 2025.[4][5][6][7] Greece's state-owned electric power company, Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC), owns and operates the Lakkia mine.
Lakkia Mine began operating around 2008, but was put on care and maintenance some time later, as the need for lignite decreased and its operation was deemed economically unviable due to the poor coal deposit. After the June 2017 landslide in Amyntaio, Lakkia's operations restarted in order to meet the lignite needs of AIS Amyntaio.[7] At that time, it produced 2.5 million tonnes of coal per year.[7]
According to PPC, mining at Lakkia permanently ceased in 2021.[4] However, in September 2022, PPC announced its plans to reopen the Lakkia mine in order to meet increased needs for lignite and supply the Ptolemaida V, Agios Dimitrios, and Meliti power stations, whose 2023 closures were delayed until 2025.[4]
- Operator: Public Power Corporation SA (PPC)
- Owner: Public Power Corporation SA (PPC)
- Location: West Macedonia, Greece
- Coordinates: 40.63353013, 21.67554299 (Exact)[8]
- Status: Operating
- Production: 1 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)[7]
- Total Resource: 28 million tonnes[7]
- Total Reserves:
- Coal Type: Lignite (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year: 2008[7]
- Source of Financing:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6489/2/2/15.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://energypress.gr/news/etoimi-na-xanaleitoyrgisei-apo-noemvrio-oryheio-lakkias-i-dei-exoryxi-1-ekat-tonon-ligniti-mesa.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www-makthes-gr.translate.goog/xanavazei-mpros-sto-orycheio-lakkias-i-dei-604688?_x_tr_sl=el&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_hist=true.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Annual Report 2021, Public Power Corporation S.A., Accessed December 2023.
- ↑ Harry Aposporis, "Greece delays closure of three coal plant units to 2025", Balkan Green Energy News, 16 December 2022.
- ↑ Gianna Papadimitriou, "PPC ready to reopen the Lakkia mine from November - Extraction of 1 million tons of lignite within 10 months", EnergyPress, 21 September 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "PPC resumes work on the Lakkia mine", The Macedonia Newspaper, 21 September 2022.
- ↑ Michael Kavvadas, Christos Roumpos, et al.,"Geotechnical Issues in Decommissioning Surface Lignite Mines—The Case of Amyntaion Mine in Greece", MDPI Open Access Journals, 29 April 2022.
