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KWK Sośnica Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Gilwice, Silesian, Poland.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| KWK Sośnica Coal Mine | Gilwice, Silesian, Poland | 50.2747, 18.7171 (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 | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1.052[1] | 2023[1] | Underground | – | 33.42 | 700.0* | 1978[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114.0[1] | 2023[1] | – | – | Bituminous | Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| KWK Sośnica Branch [100%][3] | 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 | 1.41[4] | 1.56[5] | 1.17[6] | 1.29[7] | 0.97[8] | 0.84[9] | 1.05[1] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background
Sośnica Coal Mine is an underground mine in Gilwice, Silesian, Poland.[10] KWK Sośnica Branch operates the mine, which is owned by Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG). Mining began in 1917. As of 2021 the mine employs 1,971 people.[10] In 2021, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the mine was shut due to the high number of infections amongst miners at the site. [11] The mine is reported to close in 2048. [12]
- Operator: KWK Sośnica Branch [10]
- Owner: Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG)[10]
- Location: Gilwice, Silesian, Poland[10]
- Coordinates: 50.27497539793599, 18.717877070377103 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 1.853 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)[13]
- Total Reserves:
- Mineable Reserves: 119.189
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Met)
- Mine Type: Underground
- Mine Size: 33.42 km2
- Start Year: 1917[10]
- Source of Financing:
- Workforce Size: 2052
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2023/pdf/hard_coal_2023.pdf.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240723014140/https://www.pgg.pl/strefa-korporacyjna/firma/kopalnie/3-kwk-row. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2017/pdf/hard_coal_2017.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2018/pdf/hard_coal_2018.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2019/pdf/hard_coal_2019.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2020/pdf/hard_coal_2020.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2021/pdf/hard_coal_2021.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2022/pdf/hard_coal_2022.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG), KWK Sośnica, PGG website, Accessed March 2021
- ↑ The First News, "Third Polish Mine Suspends Extraction", The Third News website, Accessed March 2021
- ↑ Energies, Frejowski, A.; Bondaruk, J.; Duda, A, [file:///Users/gem/Downloads/energies-14-01385.pdf "Challenges and Opportunities for End-of-Life Coal Mine Sites: Black-to-Green Energy Approach"], MDPI website, Accessed March 2021
- ↑ "Kolejny dobry postęp w Sośnicy. Kopalnia fedruje na siedem zmian", netTG website, Accessed March 2021
