Afşin-Elbistan Coal Mines
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Afşin-Elbistan Coal Mines (Kışlaköy Sector) is an operating coal mine in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Afşin-Elbistan Coal Mines | Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye | 38.340685, 37.082979 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | – | 1979[2] | – |
| Proposed | Announced | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Underground & Surface | Mixed | – | 50* | 2800 |
| 20[3] | 20.5[4] | 2022[4] | Underground & Surface | – | – | 50* | 2800[4] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 617[5] | – | 2659[4] | Elbistan | Lignite | Thermal | Afşin-Elbistan power complex |
| 949[6] | – | – | Elbistan | Lignite | Thermal | Afşin-Elbistan power complex |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity Generation Company (Türkiye) AŞ[7] | Electricity Generation Company (Türkiye) AŞ [100%] | Turkey |
| Electricity Generation Company (Türkiye) AŞ[7] | Electricity Generation Company (Türkiye) AŞ [100%] | Turkey |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[8] | 14[4] | 10[4] | – | – | 16[4] | 20[4] | 5[4] |
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 Afşin-Elbistan coal mines are a network of opencast and underground mines, operated by Afşin- Elbistan Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Afşin Elbistan Electricity Production and Trade inc.) and owned by Electricity Generation Company (Elektrik Üretim A.Ş, EÜAŞ) with a capacity of 14 million tonnes per annum, in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.[9]
The mines provide fuel to the proposed Afşin-Elbistan power complex. The complex includes the Afşin-C, Afşin-D, Afşin-E, and Kışlaköy mines. The Afşin-Elbistan coal mines are a network of opencast and underground mines, operated by Afşin- Elbistan Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Afşin Elbistan Electricity Production and Trade inc.) and owned by Electricity Generation Company (Elektrik Üretim A.Ş, EÜAŞ) with a capacity of 14 million tonnes per annum, in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.[9]
The mines provide fuel to the proposed Afşin-Elbistan power complex. The complex includes the Afşin-C, Afşin-D, Afşin-E, and Kışlaköy mines.
27% of Turkey proven lignite reserves are situated in the Afşin-Elbistan coalfield.[10] The coalfield is divided into six sectors; A, B, C, D, E and G. Among these, sector A is also known as Kışlaköy, and sector B as Çöllolar.
Kışlaköy Mine
The only operational mine in the coalfield is situated in the Kışlaköy (A) sector. [11] In Kışlaköy, coal production started in 1984. To operate the mine TKI (Turkey Coal Operations Authority) established the the Afşin-Elbistan Linyit İşletmeleri Müesseseliği(Afşin-Elbistan Lignite Operations Company) or AELI in 1975. [12] In 1995 AELI was given under the authority of another government body, TEAŞ (Turkey Electricity Production and Distribution). In 2004, when TEAŞ was re-organized as three different public sector companies, the mine's control was passed on to EÜAŞ.[13] In December 2018, the Kışlaköy mine's operation was passed on to a private company, Afşin- Elbistan Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Afşin Elbistan Electricity Production and Trade inc.),[11] a subsidiary of Çelikler Holding.[14] However, the ownership of the mine remains in EÜAŞ.[11]
The Kışlaköy site is an open-pit mine.[12] The mine was built to feed the Afşin-Elbistan A power plant, which started operations in the same year as the mine, 1984.[13]
Çöllolar Mine
A second mine was established in sector B (Çöllolar) in 2007 to feed the Afşin-Elbistan B power plant. The mine was a joint project of EÜAŞ and Park Teknik, a private company. However, a landslide in 2011 destroyed the mine, and it was not rebuilt. Since then, the coal for the Afşin-Elbistan B coal plant is acquired from the Kışlaköy Mine.[11]
Plans for Additional Mines
As of 2019, EÜAŞ completed multiple feasibility studies for potential coal mines in Afşin C, E and G sectors. [11]
- Owner: Euas Electricity Generation Company (Elektrik Üretim A.Ş, EÜAŞ)
- Operator: Afşin Elbistan Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret A.Ş.
- Parent company of the operator: Çelikler Holding
- Location: Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
- GPS coordinates: 38.340685, 37.082979 (exact)
- Mine status: operating[15]
- Production: 14 million tonnes per annum[15]
- Reserves: 3400 million tonnes resources in basin[15]; with 4840 million tonnes (2013)[16]
- Start year: 1984
- Coal type: lignite
- Mine type: surface and underground
- Power station: Afşin-Elbistan power complex
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ AFŞİN-ELBİSTAN LIGNITE FIELD (euas.gov.tr)
- ↑ AFŞİN-ELBİSTAN LIGNITE FIELD (euas.gov.tr)
- ↑ https://www.euas.gov.tr/en-US/power-plants/afsin-elbistan-lignite-field.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 https://www.euas.gov.tr/raporlar.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AFŞİN-ELBİSTAN LIGNITE FIELD (euas.gov.tr)
- ↑ AFŞİN-ELBİSTAN LIGNITE FIELD (euas.gov.tr)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240723044154/https://www.euas.gov.tr/santraller/afsin-elbistan-linyit-sahasi. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.globaldata.com/data-insights/mining/turkey--five-largest-surface-mines-in-2090902/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Philip M. Mobbs, "2010 Minerals Yearbook: Turkey", United States Geological Survey, April 2012, page 56.7
- ↑ Türkiye'nin Işığı: 2018 Faaliyet Raporu . Elektrik Üretim Anonim Şirketi. Report.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Türkiye'ye Güç Veriyoruz: 2019 Faaliyet Raporu . Elektrik Üretim Anonim Şirketi. Report.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Yörükoğlu, Mustafa (September 1991). "Afşin-Elbistan Projesi ve TKİ Kurumu AELÎ Müessesesinde Madencilik Çalışmaları(Afşin-Elbistan Mining Project and Mining Activities at AELl Establishment of TKİ)" (PDF). Madencilik. 30 (3): 13–29. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Muzaffer Basaran Afşin Elbistan Havzasında Yeni Yatırım Yapmanın Sorunları ve Öneriler . Chamber of Electrical Engineers. Report.
- ↑ "Afşin Elbistan Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret A.Ş." Çelikler Holding. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Cite error: Invalid
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