Kapitalna coal mine
Location | |
---|---|
Location | Donetsk |
town | Donetsk Oblast |
Country | Ukraine |
Production | |
Products | Coal |
Production | 1,850,000 |
History | |
Opened | 1999 |
The Kapitalna coal mine (before 2017 - Stakhanov coal mine) is a large coal mine in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. Kapitalna is one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine, having estimated reserves of 139.7 million tonnes.[1] The annual coal production is around 1.85 million tonnes.
A roof collapse in the Stakhanov mine on August 18, 2011, killed two miners.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Coal mine methane in Ukraine" (PDF). epa.gov. January 2001. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ Dead bodies of two miners after accident at mine in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region, Itar Tass, August 19, 2011