ČSA Coal Mine

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ČSA Coal Mine (Lom ČSA) is a closed coal mine in Northern Bohemian, Czech Republic.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
ČSA Coal Mine	Northern Bohemian, Czech Republic	50.54268, 13.525303 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Closed	–	1950	2024

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
–	2.5	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	630

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
8.5	2022	750	Northern Bohemian	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Severní Energetická AS	Sev.en Energy AG	Liechtenstein

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

Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the value is an estimated figure based on various factors, including the company's forecasted or reported monthly or quarterly production data, etc.

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Saleable	–	3.7	–	3.406	4.07*	2.38	2*

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

CSA coal mine is a surface mine in the North Bohemian Basin region of the Czech Republic.

The company has said the mine will close in 2024 or 2025. The mine is operated by Severni Energeticka AS, a company of Sev.en Energy AG. Sev.en Energy also owns the Vrsany coal mine. Pavel Tykac is the "sole ultimate beneficiary" of Sev.en Energy, formerly known as Czech Coal.

According to company's website, the mine has reserves for up to 100 years but mining is limited by the Government Resolution of 1991 on territorial mining limits. Coal mining in this area will therefore probably be terminated in 2024. Coal extraction at the ČSA mine started to be curtailed in 2012, as coal deposits within the current limits are due to be exhausted sometime between 2017 and 2022.

The Company's 2021 ESG report stated that the preliminary end date for mining at the ČSA mine is set for 2025. When operations end, the pit may be made into a lake.

Joint production of the Vrsany coal mine mine and the CSA mine reached 10.1 million tonnes in 2021, according to the company's report. Global Data states that production of the CSA mine in 2021 was 4.47 million tonnes. However this is likely to be lower as the total production of the two mines according to Global Data is 11.1 million tonnes, which is higher than the total of 10.1 reported by the company. 2 million tonnes of coal have been mined at CSA mine by October 2022.

The Czech government committed to phase out coal by 2033. However, the energy crisis of 2022 has triggered debates in the Czech Republic about the possible extension and expansion of coal mining. A media article from December 2022 referred to mining reaching maximum production levels at CSA and Vrsany coal mine during 2022 due to increased interest in coal.

A media article from July 2023 stated that coal mining at CSA should end in 2025 and the reclamation plan was approved by the government a month earlier.

In May 2024, it was reported that mining has been suspended and should end completely by the end of the year. Mining has been gradually decreasing since 2015. 485 employees were laid off from the quarry between May and July 2024. 150 employees are expected to remain on site to ensure safety. According to Sev.en, the ČSA quarry contains the highest quality brown coal in all of Europe, making the location exceptional for mining from this perspective. However, the local coal is almost completely mined, and the rest remains beyond the ecological limits of mining. Reserves beyond the limits set by the government in 1991 are estimated to last up to 100 years, according to Sev.en, at 750 million.

A reclamation lake with a surface area of ​​almost 700 hectares should be created on the site of the residual pit. The lake will be used partly for recreation, but mainly for energy. Floating solar panels with a green hydrogen production plant should be installed on the water surface (i.e. the Green Mine project. Experts recommend leaving 20% of the area completely to nature. Part of the area is to become a national natural monument. Some of the projects should be financed under the EU's Just Transition project.

As of January 2025, rehabilitation work was on-going which includes mining the coal residues (rehabilitation mining) and preparing the bottom and banks of the future lake. The mining company has re-employed about a dozen people who are helping with the work.

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