Stanari coal mine

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Stanari Coal Mine
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Stanari Coal Mine
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Stanari Coal Mine
Location Doboj
Republika Srpska
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates 44°45′55″N17°49′29″E / 44.76528°N 17.82472°E / 44.76528; 17.82472 [1]
Production
Products Lignite

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. [2]

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References

  1. Rudnik Stanari Wikimapia
  2. "Mineral deposits of Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). eihp.hr. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-07-04.