Vevi Coal Mine
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Vevi Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Vevi, Florina, Western Macedonia, Greece.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Vevi Coal Mine | Vevi, Florina, Western Macedonia, Greece[1] | 40.751111, 21.5775 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothballed[2] | – | 2010 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | – | 50* | *[1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | – | – | – | Lignite[3] | Thermal | Florina (Meliti) Power Station[4] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| the Greek State [state-owned][2] | the Greek State [state-owned] | Greece |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Vevi Coal Mine is a surface coal mine in Vevi, Florina, Greece.[5] It supplies coal to the region's Meliti power station.[6]
The Vevi mine is located close to Greece’s northern border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.[6]
Unlike many of Greece's other coal mines, Vevi is not owned by the country's dominant utility, the Public Power Corporation (PPC); the company was not allowed to submit a bid after the European Union told Greece last year to curb PPC’s monopoly over lignite.[7] Greece-based construction company, Aktor S.A., was eventually named the winning bidder in late 2014. However, Aktor was not able to pursue the project after the left-wing Syriza party came into power shortly afterwards, and so the agreement was never brought to parliament for approval.[8] As a result, Vevi Mine remains a state-owned project.
- Operator: the Greek State
- Owner: the Greek State[8]
- Location: Vevi, Florina, Greece
- Coordinates: 40.751111, 21.5775 (Approximate)
- Status: Operating
- Production:
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 90 million tonnes (2015)[6]
- Coal Type: Lignite (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year: 2010
- Closing Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.oryktosploutos.net/2014/10/blog-post_23-19/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.mononews.gr/business/dei-agonas-dromou-gia-tin-afxisi-tis-paragogis-ligniti-ti-ginete-me-achlada-ke-vevi.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240307033955/https://www.mete.gr/en/about/. Archived from the original on 07 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240121034335/https://energypress.eu/vevi-mine-essential-fuel-for-prospective-meliti-ii-station/. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Lignite Μine in Vevi Florina, Greece", Omikron Kappa Consulting, Accessed May 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Vevi Mine", Energy Press, Accessed May 2023.
- ↑ "Greece invites bids for Vevi lignite mine", Reuters, 8 February 2010.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Lignite mine interest rekindled by PPC plan to boost reserves", Energy Press, 4 October 2022.
