Kapitalna coal mine

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Kapitalna coal mine
Location
LocationDonetsk
townDonetsk Oblast
CountryUkraine
Production
ProductsCoal
Production1,850,000
History
Opened1999

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

  1. ^ "Coal mine methane in Ukraine" (PDF). epa.gov. January 2001. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  2. ^ Dead bodies of two miners after accident at mine in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region, Itar Tass, August 19, 2011