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.
The Dobrnja-Jug mine disaster was a mining accident that happened on 26 August 1990 near Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The accident occurred in the Dobrnja-jug shaft of the Mramor coal mine. The mine was operated by the Kreka company, which operates three other mines in the area. All of the coal mined in the region is used to power the Tuzla thermoelectric power plant.
Coal in India has been mined since 1774, and India is the second largest producer and consumer of coal after China, mining 777.31 million metric tons in FY 2022. Around 30% of coal is imported. Due to demand, supply mismatch and poor quality with high ash content, India imports coking coal to meet the shortage of domestic supply. Dhanbad, the largest coal producing city, has been called the coal capital of India. State-owned Coal India had a monopoly on coal mining between its nationalisation in 1973 and 2018.
Tuzla Thermal Power Plant is a coal-fired thermal power plant in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the largest power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is operated by Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EBiH).
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 Bełchatów coal mine is a large open-pit mine in the centre of Poland in Bełchatów, Łódź Voivodeship, 150 km west of the capital, Warsaw. Bełchatów represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 1,930 million tonnes of lignite coal. In 2015, the mine produced 42.1 million tonnes of lignite to feed Bełchatów Power Station.
The Ptolemaida-Florina Coal Mine is a coal mine in Greece. The mine is located in Ptolemaida and Florina in West Macedonia. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 1.82 billion tonnes of lignite, one of the largest lignite reserves in Europe and production is centered on 49 million tonnes per year.
The Đurđević Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Tuzla Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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 Breza coal mine is a brown coal mine in Breza, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Zenica-Doboj Canton. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 73.1 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.2 million tonnes of coal.
The Tušnica Coal Mine is an open-pit 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 Una-Sana 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 and provides fuel to the Kamengrad lignite power plant.
The Kongora Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Tomislavgrad municipality, Canton 10, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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. Power plant construction to utilize Kongora lignite deposit is under considereation.
The Ugljevik Coal Mine also known as Bogutovo Coal Mine is an open-pit 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 an open-pit coal mine located in the municipality Doboj, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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. Miljevina power station construction is under consideration.
