Zofiówka Coal Mine
 KWK Zofiówka seen from north | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Zofiówka coal mine Location in Poland | |
| Location | Jastrzębie-Zdrój |
| town | Silesian Voivodeship |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 49°58′03″N 018°37′32″E / 49.96750°N 18.62556°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Coal |
| Production | 3,700,000 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa |
The Zofiówka coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Silesian Voivodeship, 307 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Zofiówka represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 87 million tonnes of coal.[1] The annual coal production is around 3.7 million tonnes.
Accidents
[edit]- 5 miners died in 5 May 2018 due to Rockburst with seismic bump with 3,4 magnitude.[2]
- 10 miners died in 23 April 2022 due to Rockburst with outburst of methane gas.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "KWK Zofiówka". Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa. 2010. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ "Zofiówka: Dwóch górników nie żyje. Ratownicy szukają trzech kolejnych - Polsat News".
- ^ "Akcja ratownicza w Zofiówce".
- ^ "Ten people dead in Poland's second mining disaster in a week". 25 April 2022.
External links
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