Aegean Lignite Coal Mines
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Aegean Lignite Coal Mines is an operating coal mine in Soma, Manisa, Türkiye.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Aegean Lignite Coal Mines | Soma, Manisa, Türkiye | 39.083006, 27.539574 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 1913 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 10.5[1] | 2022[1] | Underground & Surface | – | – | 50* | 1431* |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212[2] | – | – | Soma, Denis | Lignite | Thermal | Soma Kolin power station |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Aegean Lignite Enterprises (Ege Linyitleri İşletmesi Müessesesi Müdürlüğü) | Turkish Coal Enterprises [100%] | Turkey |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable[1] | 8[1] | 9[1] | 9[1] | 8[1] | 8[1] | 7[1] | 3[1] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.
Background
The Aegean coal mines are a group of underground and surface lignite mines, operated by Ege Linyitleri İşletmesi Müessesesi Müdürlüğü (Aegean Lignite Enterprise), a subsidiary of the TTK, producing 14.2 million tonnes per annum, in Soma, Turkey.[3]
The operating mines include Eynez coal mine (also known as the Soma Mine), and Deniş coal mine.[4] The Aegean lignite coal mines are operated by Ege Linyitleri İşletmesi Müdürlüğü (Aegean Lignite Operations Directorate) or ELI.[3]
In the Soma region, coal mining started in 1913 by private entrepreneurs. Coal mines in Soma were nationalized in 1938, and were operated by the state-owned Etibank. Mine operations were transferred to TKI in 1957. In 1978, ELI was founded under TKI to operate the mines in Soma. [5]
As of March 2021, the ELI had 1459 employees, out of which 1193 were recorded as laborers(işçi), and 266 as office workers(memur).[6]
- Owner: Ege Linyitleri İşletmesi Müessesesi Müdürlüğü (Aegean Lignite Enterprise)[3]
- Parent company: TTK[3]
- Location: Soma, Turkey[3]
- GPS coordinates: 39.083006, 27.539574 (Eynez site), 39.246435, 27.731094 (Deniş site)
- Mine status: operating[3]
- Start year: 1913
- Production: 14.2 MTPA[3]
- Mineable reserves: 640 MT[3]
- Coal type: lignite[3]
- Mine size:
- Mine type: opencast and underground[3]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 https://www.tki.gov.tr/yayinlar.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Yayınlar (tki.gov.tr)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Association of British Mining Companies, Turkey Mining Overview,2019.
- ↑ T.N. Michalakopoulos and G.N. Panagiotou ed., Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 2000, page 806
- ↑ "Hakkımızda". ELİ. Ege Linyitleri İşletme. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑ (March 2021) Memur ve Personel Genel Durum . Ege Linyitleri İşletmesi Müdürlüğü. Report.
