West Macedonia Lignite Centre
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West Macedonia Lignite Centre is an operating coal mine in Ptolemaida, Kozani, West Macedonia, Greece.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| West Macedonia Lignite Centre | Ptolemaida, Kozani, West Macedonia, Greece | 40.448222, 21.783496 (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[1] | – | 1956[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 10.3[1] | 2020[1] | Surface[1] | Open Pit[1] | 160 | 150[2] | 886* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 1600[2] | Western Macadeonia | Lignite[1] | Thermal[1] | Ptolemaida power station[1] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Public Power Corporation SA[1] | Public Power Corporation of Greece S.A | Greece |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Western Macedonia Lignite Centre (WMLC) is a network of surface coal mines, owned by the Public Power Corporation of Greece S.A., in Western Macedonia, Greece.[3]
WMLC is the largest coal operation in Greece, providing coal to major power plants, including: Kardia power station, Agios Dimitrios power station, Amyntaio power station, Florina (Meliti) Power Station, and Ptolemaida power station.[4]
WMLC mine complex consists of several mine fields: Kardia, Main Mavropigis, Komanos, Main Field (Kiriou Pediou), Amyndeon, Florina, Southern Field, Western Field, and the Northern Field.[4]
The production at the complex has declined significantly, from 43.2 million tons in 2010 to 10.3 million tons in 2020.[5]
- Operator:
- Parent Company: Public Power Corporation of Greece S.A[4]
- Location: Western Macedonia, Greece[3]
- GPS coordinates: 40.448222, 21.783496 (exact)
- Mine status: Operating[3]
- Start year: 1956
- Mineable reserves: 1800 million tonnes[3]
- Coal type: Lignite[3]
- Mine size:
- Mine type: Surface (open cast)[3]
- Mine depth: 150 m[3]
- Production: 27.2 million tonnes (2018); 10.3 million tonnes (2020)[3]
- Number of employees: 4082 (with Megalopolis Lignite Centre)[3]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 https://www.dei.gr/en/ppc-group/ppc/business-areas/conventional-generation/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://euracoal.eu/info/country-profiles/greece/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Euracoal, Country Profile, Greece, accessed, September 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Transition in Coal Intensive Regions (TRACER), Report on the current role of coal mining and related policies in the TRACER target regions, September 2019, page 75
- ↑ Francis Pavloudakis 1, Chariton Sachanidis, and Christos Roumpos, "The Effects of Surface Lignite Mines Closure on the Particulates Concentrations in the Vicinity of Large-Scale Extraction Activities," Minerals,2022, 12.
