Bełchatów Coal Mine

Bełchatów coal mine
Location
Bełchatów coal mine
Location in Poland
Location Bełchatów
town Łódź Voivodeship
Country Poland
Coordinates 51°14′01″N 019°18′46″E / 51.23361°N 19.31278°E / 51.23361; 19.31278Coordinates: 51°14′01″N 019°18′46″E / 51.23361°N 19.31278°E / 51.23361; 19.31278
Production
Products Coal
Production 50,000,000
History
Opened 1955
Owner
Company Kopalnia Wegla Brunatnego Bełchatów

The Bełchatów coal mine is a large mine in the centre of Poland in Bełchatów, Łódź Voivodeship, 150 km west of the capital, Warsaw. Bełchatów represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 1,930 million tonnes of lignite coal.[1] In 2015, the mine produced 42.1 million tonnes of lignite (66.7% of Poland’s total lignite production).[2]

References

  1. "References" (PDF). poltegor.pl. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  2. "Poland". Euracoal. Euracoal. Retrieved 21 November 2017.


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