Malkara Coal Mine

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Malkara Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Hasköy, Malkara, Tekirdağ, Türkiye.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Malkara Coal Mine Hasköy, Malkara, Tekirdağ, Türkiye 40.931881, 26.806032 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating 2009

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
Underground 494* *

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
618[1] 1193[2] Lignite Thermal Tekirdağ Malkara power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Karma Madencilik İnşaat Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş. Yeni Anadolu Madencilik ve Teknolojileri San. Tic. A.Ş. Turkey

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

Background

Malkara Coal Mine is a surface mine in Hasköy, Malkara, Tekirdağ, Turkey. It is operated by Karma Madencilik and owned by Yeni Anadolu Madencilik ve Teknoloji.[3] Yeni Çeltek Kömür ve Madencilik A.Ş. (Yeni Çeltek Coal and Mining Company), acquired the mine in 2012 and leased its operating rights to Karma Madencilik.[3] In 2018, Yeni Çeltek Kömür ve Madencilik A.Ş. changed its name to Yeni Anadolu Madencilik ve Teknoloji (Yeni Anadolu Mining and Technology).[4]

Yeni Anadolu Mining is jointly owned by two state enterprises (Amasya Pancar Ekic. Coop. and Kömür İşletmeleri A.Ş.), TKI, and two municipalities (Merzifon municipality and Amasya Municipality.[5]

Malkara Coal Mine employs 50 workers on average and produces 0.1 million tons a year.[3]

  • Operator: Karma Madencilik
  • Owner: Yeni Anadolu Madencilik ve Teknoloji
  • GPS coordinates: 40.931881, 26.806032 (Exact)
  • Mine status: Operating
  • Production: 0.1 million tons per year
  • Total reserves:
  • Coal type: Lignite
  • Mine size:
  • Mine type: Underground and surface
  • Start year: 2012
  • Number of employees: 50

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240121013804/https://www.euas.gov.tr/en-US/power-plants/tekirdag-malkara-lignite-field. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.euas.gov.tr/en-US/annual-reports. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  4. "Tarihçe". Yeni Anadolu. Retrieved July 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Ortaklarımız". Yeni Anadolu. Retrieved July 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)