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Bełchatów Coal Mine

Coordinates: 51°14′01″N 019°18′46″E / 51.23361°N 19.31278°E / 51.23361; 19.31278
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Bełchatów coal mine
Location
Bełchatów coal mine is located in Poland
Bełchatów coal mine
Bełchatów coal mine
Location in Poland
LocationBełchatów
townŁódź Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Coordinates51°14′01″N 019°18′46″E / 51.23361°N 19.31278°E / 51.23361; 19.31278
Production
ProductsCoal
Production40,000,000+ t/year[1]
History
Opened1955
Owner
CompanyKopalnia Wegla Brunatnego Bełchatów

The Bełchatów coal mine (Template:Lang-pl) is a large open-pit 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.[2] In 2015, the mine produced 42.1 million tonnes of lignite (66.7% of Poland's total lignite production)[1] to feed Bełchatów Power Station.

References

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