Zofiówka Coal Mine

Zofiówka coal mine

KWK Zofiówka seen from north
Location
Zofiówka coal mine Location in Poland
Location	Jastrzębie-Zdrój
town	Silesian Voivodeship
Country	Poland
Coordinates	49°58′03″N018°37′32″E / 49.96750°N 18.62556°E / 49.96750; 18.62556
Production
Products	Coal
Production	3,700,000
History
Opened	1969
Owner
Company	Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa

The Zofiówka coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Silesian Voivodeship, 307 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Zofiówka represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 87 million tonnes of coal. ^[1] The annual coal production is around 3.7 million tonnes.

Accidents

• 5 miners died on 5 May 2018 due to a rock burst with a coal mine bump following an earthquake of magnitude 3.4. ^[2]
• 10 miners died on 23 April 2022 due to a rock burst following an earthquake of magnitude 2.7 after an outburst of methane gas occurred. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "KWK Zofiówka". Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa. 2010. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
2. "Zofiówka: Dwóch górników nie żyje. Ratownicy szukają trzech kolejnych - Polsat News".
3. "Akcja ratownicza w Zofiówce".
4. "Ten people dead in Poland's second mining disaster in a week". 25 April 2022.

External links

• Official site