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Bükkábrány Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Visonta, Heves, Hungary.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bükkábrány Coal Mine | Visonta, Heves, Hungary | 47.887204, 20.717533 (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[1] | – | 1985[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 2.5[2] | 2022[2] | Surface[3] | Open Pit[3] | – | 50 | 1137* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 770[4] | – | – | Borsodi coal basin[1] | Lignite | Thermal | Matra power station[1] |
Table 5: Ownership and Parent Company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Mátrai Erömü Zrt (MÁTRA)[5] | RWE Power [33%]; Magyar Villamos Müvek Zrt [33%]; ENBW Trust [33%] | Germany |
Background
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The Visonta and Bükkábrány mines are operated by Mátrai Erömü Zrt (MÁTRA), producing 7.8 million tonnes per annum, in Visonta, Heves, Hungary.[6]
The mines provide coal to the Matra power station. The mines are operated by Mátrai Erömü Zrt (MÁTRA) producing lignite from the Bükkábrány mine, some 50 kilometres from the power plant, which is transported by rail, and the adjacent Visonta mine, which is transported by a conveyor belt.
On July 2020, the company unveiled plans to build a 500 MW gas-fired unit at its facility in Visonta (80 kilometers northeast of Budapest), as well as 440 MW solar parks at its mines.[7]
- Owner: Mátrai Erömü Zrt (MÁTRA)
- Parent Company: RWE Power Aktiengesellschaft, Magyar Villamos Müvek Zrt., ENBW Trust[6]
- Location: Visonta, Hungary
- GPS coordinates: 45.436597, 23.375229 (exact)
- Mine status: Operating
- Start year:
- Mineable reserves: 770 million tonnes[8]
- Coal type: lignite[8]
- Mine size:
- Mine type: Surface[9]
- Production: 7.8 million tonnes per annum (2018)[8]; 5 million tonnes (2021)[10]
- Equipment:
- Number of employees:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240121015527/https://www.bvbt.hu/jo-szerencset-/. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://mert.mvm.hu/Rolunk/Tevekenyseg.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://mert.mvm.hu/en/Rolunk/Tevekenyseg/Technologia.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240121003451/https://euracoal.eu/info/country-profiles/hungary/. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=hu&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mert.hu%2Fen.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mátrai Erömü Zrt (MÁTRA),Our Business, Company Website, accessed September 20, 2020
- ↑ Hungary: Electricity producer Matrai Eromu to build gas-fired unit and solar parks, Serbia Energy EU Energy News, accessed Septemeber 2020
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Euracoal, Hungary, accessed September 20 2020
- ↑ Mining technology, Matra Energia
- ↑ Tevekenyseg, Company Website, accessed June 2022
