Zenica coal mine

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Zenica Coal Mine
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Zenica Coal Mine
LocationRaspotočje
Zenica-Doboj Canton
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates 44°11′12″N17°55′49″E / 44.18667°N 17.93028°E / 44.18667; 17.93028 Coordinates: 44°11′12″N17°55′49″E / 44.18667°N 17.93028°E / 44.18667; 17.93028
Production
Products Lignite
Owner
Company Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine

The Zenica Coal Mine is a brown coal mine located in Zenica, Zenica-Doboj Canton. [1] [2] 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. [3]

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References

  1. Nadezhda Yurukova Bosnian coal mine Zenica seeks to buy 10 million euro mining equipment March 10, 2016
  2. Raspotočje, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina Mindat.org
  3. "Mineral deposits of Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). eihp.hr. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-04.