Troyanovo-North Coal Mine

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Troyanovo-North Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Lyubenovo, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Troyanovo-North Coal Mine	Lyubenovo, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria	42.27367909, 26.013834 (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	–	1964	–

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
–	8	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	736*

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
–	–	–	MaritsaIztok Basin	Lignite	Thermal	Maritsa Iztok-1 power station, Brikel power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Mini Maritsa Iztok EAD	Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD	Bulgaria

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

Background

Troyanovo-North Coal Mine (рудник Трояново-Север) is a SURFACE mine located near Lyubenovo, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria. 

The mine is part of the Maritsa Coal Mines which includes 3 mines (Troyanovo-North, Troyanovo 1 Coal Mine and Troyanovo 3 Coal Mine). Maritsa Coal Mines account for about 96% of Bulgaria's coal production. The mines are part of the Maritsa Iztok Complex and provide coal to the Maritsa Iztok-1 Power Station, Maritsa Iztok-2 Power Station, Maritsa Iztok-3 Power Station and Brikel power station. Most of the information and updates available are jointly for the three mines. Please refer to Maritsa Coal Mines for more background information.

Troyanovo-North Mine

Troyanovo-North mine is located in the northern part of the Maritsa Iztok coalfield. To the north lies the deposit boundary and to its south the Troyanovo-1 mine.

In November 2019, two new bucket-wheel excavators- KWK 2000 and KWK 400L - were transferred for operation to Troyanovo-North mine. The  project value was EUR 25.8 million and it was financed by the Company's own contribution of 50% and a grant of 50% received from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development  under the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund.

In 9 months 2022, production from the mine reached 5.9 million tonnes. 2.1 million was sold to Brikel power station and 3.8 million tonnes to Maritsa Iztok-1 power station.

Total 2022 production of the Maritsa Coal Mines reached 34.2 Mt, up from 27Mt in 2021. With no individual break-down per mine for 2022, based on 9m 2022 data, it is estimated that Troyanovo-North coal mine contributed 3 million tonnes.

However production slumped in 2023 with 9m 2023 level at 3.7 Mt.

• Owner: Mini Maritsa Iztok EAD
• Parent: Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD
• Location: Stara Zagora Province, south-central Bulgaria
• Coordinates: 42.27367909, 26.013834 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 8 Mt tonnes (2022 estimate based on 9m data and total Maritsa complex production)
• Total Resource: see joint resource for Maritsa Coal Mines
• Total Reserves: see joint resource for Maritsa Coal Mines
• Coal Type: LIGNITE (Thermal)
• Mine Type: SURFACE
• Start Year: 1964
• Source of Financing:

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