Vrska Cuka Coal Mine
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Vrska Cuka Coal Mine (Вршка Чука) is an operating coal mine in Zaječar, Serbia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Vrska Cuka Coal Mine | Zaječar, Serbia | 43.838237, 22.322493 (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 | – | 1912 | 2017[1] |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.005[2] | 2017[2] | Underground | – | – | 494* | 125[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | – | – | – | Anthracite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| JP PEU Resavica | Government of the Republic of Serbia | Serbia |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Vrska Cuka (pудник Вршка Чука) is an underground mine near Avramica, Zajecar district, 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.[3] It is a state-owned entity.
The mine produced 0.005 million tonnes in 2017.[4] Another study from December 2022 referred to the mine's production of 0.006-0.008 Mtpa on average.[5]
There were plans to close the mine in 2017.[6] However as per from March 2023, it appeared that the mine is still active.[7]
- Owner: Public Company for Underground Coal Mining Resavica (JP PEU Resavica)
- Parent: Government of the Republic of Serbia
- Location: near Avramica, Zajecar district, Serbia
- Coordinates: 43.838237, 22.322493 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 0.005 Mt (2017)[4]
- Total Reserves: 2 Mt[4]
- Coal Type: Anthracite
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year: 1912[8]
- Source of Financing:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240121025539/https://www.ekapija.com/en/news/1600586/vrska-cuka-and-bogovina-mines-to-close-by-february-2017. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/4.%20GIG_09_12_2022_last.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "History". https://www.jppeu.rs. Retrieved March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); External link in|website= - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "SERBIAN COAL DEPOSITS AND COAL MINES AT ACTUAL TRANSITION TO GREEN AGENDA" (PDF). https://unece.org/. December 2022.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website=|title=at position 37 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "CURRENT SITUATION OF COAL MINES IN SERBIA" (PDF). https://unece.org/. 2022.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Vrska Cuka and Bogovina mines to close by February 2017". www.ekapija.com. November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Coal mine closure in Albania and Serbia" (PDF). unece.org. March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ВРШКА ЧУКА: ИСТОРИЈАТ". https://www.jppeu.rs. Retrieved March 2023.
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