The Tuzla Canton is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is the city of Tuzla.
Alija Sirotanović was a Yugoslav miner, Hero of Socialist Labour and perhaps the most famous of all Yugoslav udarniks. He was held up by the Communist Party of Yugoslavia to be a model of a hard-worker in the former Yugoslavia.
Breza is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is famous for mining and production of coal. It covers an area of 73 km2 (28 sq mi).
The Ugljevik Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant in Ugljevik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is owned and operated by Rudnik i termoelektrana Ugljevik, a subsidiary of Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske. RiTE Ugljevik is an integrated coal mining and power generating company.
The Ljubija mine is a large open pit mine located in Prijedor, in the western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Republika Srpska, 48 km South - East of Banja Luka and 250 km South - East of the capital, Sarajevo. Ljubija represents the largest iron ore reserves in Bosnia and Herzegovina having estimated reserves of 442 million tonnes of ore. The mine produces around 2,900,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.
Anina Coal Mine is an underground mine that is now closed. It was one of the largest mines in Romania. It is located in South-Western Romania, in Anina, Caraş-Severin County in the historical Banat region. The mine still has large reserves of anthracite, lignite, brown coal and oil shale amounting to over 1.3 billion tonnes. It was owned by Miniera Banat a state owned company that specialised in the management of coal mines in the Banat region. The mine opened in 1790 making it the longest running mine in Romania until its closure in 2006. Its galleries are hundreds of kilometers in length and reach a depth of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) making it the deepest mine in Romania and one of the deepest in Europe. The mine supplied oil shale to the nearby Crivina Power Station, a 990 MW thermal power station, the first oil shale power station in Romania, that had to be supplied with around 4 million tonnes of oil shale per year.
The Bugojno Coal Mine is a brown coal mine with headquarter in Bugojno in Central Bosnia Canton. The open pit mine in village Gračanica has coal reserves amounting to 1.29 billion tonnes of lignite. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.3 million tonnes of coal.
The Kreka Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Tuzla Canton. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 1.12 billion tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 2.95 million tonnes of coal.
The Đurđević Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Tuzla Canton. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 75 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.2 million tonnes of coal.
The Banovići Coal Mine is a brown coal mine located in Banovići, in the Tuzla Canton. The mine consists of three surface mines: Čubrić, Turija and Grivice and the underground Omazići mine and has coal reserves amounting to 208 million tonnes of lignite, which makes it one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine, which is owned and operated by RMU Banovići, has an annual production capacity of 1.27 million tonnes of coal. The coal mine used in 2014 still steam locomotives on its railway.
The Kakanj Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Zenica-Doboj Canton. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 440 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.9 million tonnes of coal.
The Zenica Coal Mine is a brown coal mine located in Zenica, Zenica-Doboj Canton. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 961 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.25 million tonnes of coal.
The Tušnica Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Tuzla Canton. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 78.9 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.2 million tonnes of coal.
The Kamengrad Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Tuzla Canton. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 284.7 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.4 million tonnes of coal.
The Kongora Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Tuzla Canton. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 206.4 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.4 million tonnes of coal.
The Ugljevik Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Republika Srpska. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 336.1 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.8 million tonnes of coal.
The Stanari Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the municipality Stanari. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 148.8 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.5 million tonnes of coal.
The Gacko Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Republika Srpska. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 372.2 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.8 million tonnes of coal.
The Livno Coal Mine is a coal mine located near Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 95.4 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.23 million tonnes of coal.
The Miljevina Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the eastern part of Republika Srpska. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 77.1 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.1 million tonnes of coal.
