Coal mining regions are significant resource extraction industries in many parts of the world. They provide a large amount of the fossil fuel energy in the world economy.
Mining in the United Kingdom produces a wide variety of fossil fuels, metals, and industrial minerals due to its complex geology. In 2013, there were over 2,000 active mines, quarries, and offshore drilling sites on the continental land mass of the United Kingdom producing £34bn of minerals and employing 36,000 people.
Lupeni Coal Mine is an underground mining exploitation, one of the largest in Romania located in Lupeni, one of six cities in the Jiu Valley region of Hunedoara County. The legal entity managing the Lupeni mine is the National Hard Coal Company which was set up in 1998. The mine has reserves of 65 million tonnes of coal.
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, Caraș-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 Janina coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Libiąż, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 350 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. The mine has been erected by Compagnie Galicienne de Mines, a French mining company, in 1907. Between 1921 and 1939 the Janina mine was under management of its Polish chief executive, Zygmunt Szczotkowski. During World War II it was repurposed into one of the German Nazi concentration camps. After the war the Janina mine was nationalizated, as all enterprises with over 50 employees had been at that time.
The Jóźwin coal mine is a large mine in the west of Poland in Jóźwin, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 150 km west of the capital, Warsaw. The Jóźwin deposit has estimated reserves of 96.3 million tonnes of coal. The annual coal production is around 3.3 million tonnes.
The Drzewce coal mine is a large mine in the centre of Poland in Drzewce, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 180 km west of the capital, Warsaw. Drzewce represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 39.9 million tonnes of coal. The annual coal production is around 2.3 million tonnes.
The Bilytska coal mine is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. Bilytska represents one of the largest coal reserve in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 68.2 million tonnes of coal. The annual coal production is around 427,000 tonnes.
The Bilozerska coal mine is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. The mine was put into operation in 1954 with annual production capacity of 1 million tons. Bilozerska represents one of the largest coal reserve in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 80.4 million tonnes of coal. In 2003 the mine produced 898.9 thousand tons of coal. The extent of underground workings is 82.6/80 km (1996/1999). As per 1999 data, number of employees was 2632 persons, including 1615 underground workers. The annual coal production is around 975,000 tonnes.
The Dobropilska coal mine is in the south-east of Ukraine in Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast. Dobropilska represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine, having estimated reserves of 58.6 million tonnes of coal. The annual coal production is around 1.2 million tonnes.
The Hlyboka coal mine is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. Hlyboka represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 23.3 million tonnes. The annual coal production is around 647,000 tonnes.
The Kholodna Balka coal mine is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. Kholodna Balka represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 51.3 million tonnes. The annual coal production is around 523,000 tonnes.
The Kirov coal mine is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. Kirov represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 23.6 million tonnes. The annual coal production is around 765,000 tonnes.
The Komsomolets of Donbas coal mine is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. Komsomolets of Donbas represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 137.5 million tonnes. The annual coal production is around 2.12 million tonnes.
The Pokrovs'ke coal mine is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. Pokrovs'ke coal mine represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 79.5 million tonnes. The annual coal production is around 3.49 million tonnes.
The Krasnolymanska coal mine is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. Krasnolymanska represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 85.1 million tonnes. The annual coal production is around 3.56 million tonnes.
The Pivdennodonbaska 1 coal mine is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. Pivdennodonbaska 1 represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine, having estimated reserves of 69.3 million tonnes. The annual coal production is around 1.2 million tonnes.
The Pivdennodonbaska 3 coal mine is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. Pivdennodonbaska 3 represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 156.9 million tonnes. The annual coal production is around 1.42 million tonnes. Footage from the 15 September 2024 has shown that the Mine was captured by Russian Armed Forces who demolished a Mining Tower with explosives.
Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) is a coal producer based in India. The company was founded in 1975 after nationalisation of coal mines in India. It operates coal mines in Jharkhand and West Bengal states of India. It inherited all the private sector coal mines of the Raniganj Coalfield. It is one of the fully owned subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. The company has its headquarters at Sanctoria, in West Bengal.
The Fording River Coal Mine is a coal mine located in British Columbia, Canada. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 263.8 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Canada and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 8.34 million tonnes of coal.
