Brod-Gneotino Coal Mine

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Brod-Gneotino Coal Mine (Брод-Гнеотино) is an operating coal mine in Bitola, Pelagonia, North Macedonia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Brod-Gneotino Coal Mine	Bitola, Pelagonia, North Macedonia	40.967495, 21.539161 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	0.859	2022	Surface	Open Pit	6.5	50*	#REF!*

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
23	2014	108	–	Lignite	Thermal	Bitola power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
ESM	ESM	North Macedonia

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	0.79	0.76	0.84	0.64	0.858	0.42	–

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.

Background

The Brod-Gneotino coal mine is operated by ESM, near Bitola, North Macedonia.

The mine provides coal to the Bitola power station. The company has proposed to expand the Brod-Gneotino mine to create the Zivojno coal mine.

In July 2022 ESM reported that it will build the a solar photovoltaic power plant of 100 megawatts on the ground of Brod-Gneotino mine.

• Operator: ESM
• Owner: ESM
• Location: near Bitola, North Macedonia
• GPS coordinates: 40.967495, 21.539161 (exact)
• Mine status: Operating
• Production: 1.93 million tonnes (2021)
• Start year:
• Mineable reserves: 34 million tonne
• Coal type: Lignite
• Mine size:
• Mine type: Surface

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