Soko Coal Mine

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Soko Coal Mine (Соко) is an operating coal mine in Sokobanja, Zaječar, Central Serbia, Serbia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Soko Coal Mine	Sokobanja, Zaječar, Central Serbia, Serbia	43.63458, 22.00681 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1908	–

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
–	0.03	2023	Underground	–	–	494.0*	539

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
51.0	2017	–	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
JP PEU Resavica [100%]	JP PEU Resavica [100%]	Serbia

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

Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the value is an estimated figure based on various factors, including the company's forecasted or reported monthly or quarterly production data, etc.

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	0.08	0.07*	0.08*	0.06*	0.07	0.02	0.03

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 Soko Coal Mine is an underground coal mine near Sokobanja, Zaječar, Serbia. The mine is owned and operated by the Public Company for Underground Coal Mining Resavica, which was established as per the government's decision in 2003. It is a state-owned entity.

The mine has a history of methane accidents. On April 1 2022, eight miners were killed and 18 injured when a shaft collapsed, and according to the Mining and Energy ministry, lead to "a sudden penetration of methane into the working space." In 1998, 27 miners died in an explosion at the mine.

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