Rosiuta Coal Mine
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Rosiuta Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Motru, Rovinari, Oltenia, Romania.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Rosiuta Coal Mine | Motru, Rovinari, Oltenia, Romania | 44.85125, 23.002111 (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 | – | 1983 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 3.43[1] | 2021[1] | Surface | – | 17.38 | 50* | 977[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | – | – | Oltenia | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Complexul Energetic Oltenia SA[3] | Ministry of Energy (Romania) [77.2%]; Fondul Proprietatea SA [21.6%]; other unknown/mixed entity types [1.3%] | Romania |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | – | – | 3.43[1] | – | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.
Background
The Oltenia Energy Complex is a network of coal mines and power plants, operated by Complexul Energetic Oltenia S.A., in Gorj, Vâlce, and Mehedinţi, Romania.
Between 2017 and 2021, Oltenia Energy Complex had an average annual production of approximately 18.5 million tonnes of lignite from the ten mines it operates.[4] In 2022, production of the complex reached 18.2 million tonnes.[5]
The company operates ten pits.[6][4] The complex has closed several other pits over the years.[7] The Oltenia Energy Complex was established in 2012 by merging Societatea Naţionala a Lignitului Oltenia with Energy Complexes Turceni, Rovinari and Craiova. The company has its material base in Gorj, Vâlcea and Mehedinţi counties with total reserves of 2 billion tonnes of coal.[8]
October 2019: Court blocks Rosia mine expansion[9]
A Restructuring Plan for the Oltenia Energy Complex was approved by the European Commission in January 2022 which anticipated the phased closure of Husnicioara, Peșteana and Lupoaia quarries and the transition to conservation of Tismana and Jilt Sud from 2026.[10]
Rosiuta
In 2019, Rosiuta mine in Motru, in Gorj county was transferred to Oltenia's ownership as well.[11] The mine was first opened in 1983 with capacity of about 3 million tons per year.[12] In 2019, the government approved the final procedure for reopening Roșiuța mine.[13] The mine employed 14,000 employees, but in October 2019, the Bucharest Court of Appeal cancelled the environmental authorization of the Roșiuța mine.[14]
In 2021. the mine reportedly produced 3.43 million tonnes.[1]
The Rosiuta mine was planned for closure by December 2025, according to Euracoal report.[6] However, a media report from October 2023 suggested that the Ministry of Energy wanted to delay this to 2029.[15]
In August 2024 it was reported that the Rosiuta coal mine received additional funding from the Government, in order to be able to make the necessary expropriations of buildings to be able to put into operation the mine at capacity of 3 Mtpa.[16] It appeared that Oltenia wanted to increase production (which presumably was below 3 million tonnes prior) after the landslide accident at Pinoasa Coal Mine.[17]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240216223229/https://www.globaldata.com/data-insights/mining/romania--five-largest-surface-mines-in-2090849/. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ceoltenia.ro/en/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ceoltenia.ro/en/business/piata-de-carbune/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Romania plans to expand coal mine over 100 hectares of forests". balkangreenenergynews.com. January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Romania-Country Profile". https://euracoal.eu/. January 2024.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Romania - Country Profile". /euracoal.eu/. January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Report International, EKO UNIA
- ↑ ROEC,Complexul Energetic Oltenia, accessed September 2020
- ↑ Court blocks expansion of Romania's biggest coal mine, euronews, October 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Planul de restructurare a Complexului Energetic Oltenia a fost aprobat de Comisia Europeană. Compania va beneficia de 2,7 miliarde de euro," Targu Jiu, January 27, 2022
- ↑ EC Oltenia to open a new lignite mine, Balkan Energy, July 19, 2019.
- ↑ THE IMPACT ON RESIDENTS HEALTH NEAR THE COAL DEPOSIT OF ROŞIUŢA COAL PIT, EBSCO, 2015.
- ↑ The government cuts forests and expropriates to open three lignite mines from Ceausescu's time, Radio Free Europe, July 18, 2019.
- ↑ THE PREPARATION OF ROMANIA FOR THE WINTER: 'The environmental authorization of the Roşiuța quarry, which provides coal for the CEO, CANCELLATED, CEO website, October 29, 2019.
- ↑ "CEO pregătește închiderea carierei unde au murit 3 mineri". www.gds.ro. October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "GUVERN: Cariera Roșiuța deblocată! Va putea produce 3.000.000 de tone pe an". www.verticalonline.ro. August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Exproprieri în perimetrul carierei Roșiuța pentru creșterea producției de cărbune". /www.gorjonline.ro. August 2024.
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