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The Handlová coal mine is an underground lignite coal mine in Trenčín Region, Slovakia.
The mine was closed in September 2021.[1]
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the mine, in the town of Handlová, in Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia.
Background
The Handlová coal mine is owned and operated by Hornonitrianske bane Prievidza (HBP). It is owned by Hornonitrianske bane zamestnanecká, a.s.[2] HBP is a private company that has a history of over 100 years of mining activities.[3]
82 million tonnes of coal have been extracted over its 112-year history.[4] That's about 0.73Mtpa on average.
In September 2021, coal mining was terminated at Handlová coal mine, according to HBP's website.[1] In 2020, the EU commission approved a plan to close the mines owned operated by HBP. The plan stated that the East Shaft of the Handlova mine was to be closed by June 2021, the 12th mining field of Handlová by June 2022, and the Central factory of Handlova by December 2024.[5] As per company's website, as of 2023 the Nováky coal mine is the only producing mine.[6]
2009 Mine Explosion
The 2009 Handlová mine blast occurred on 10 August 2009 roughly 330 metres (1,080 ft) underground. 20 people were killed, nine others suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment. Some historians have called the disaster the largest mining tragedy in Slovakia’s history. The deadly explosion, probably caused by flammable gases, occurred after mine rescuers had earlier been deployed to extinguish a fire in the Eastern shaft of the mine.[7]
The incident is the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history since the country's independence in 1993.[8] Only 12 people had been killed while mining in Slovakia during the previous twelve years.[8]An official investigation into the disaster concluded in 2011, that several factors caused the explosion, but was unable to determine if any breaches of safety regulation had occurred. There employees with the mining company were eventually charged with negligence.
Mine Details
- Owner: Hornonitrianske bane Prievidza AS
- Parent Company: Hornonitrianske bane zamestnanecká AS[2]
- Location: Handlová, Prievidza District, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
- GPS Coordinates: 48.7249006, 18.7516043 (exact)
- Status: Closed (2021)[1][5]
- Production:
- Total Reserves: 50.9 million tonnes (2006)[9], 35 million tonnes (2022)[10]
- Recoverable Reserves: 3.96 million tonnes (2006)[9]
- Coal type: Lignite (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year: 1910[4]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Poslanie a vízia". https://www.hbp.sk/. Retrieved February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); External link in|website= - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Company management". https://www.hbp.sk/. Retrieved February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); External link in|website= - ↑ "Euracoal - SLOVAKIA". https://euracoal.eu/. Retrieved February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); External link in|website= - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Autorom myšlienky osadenia i realizácie pamätného kameňa je umelec Ján Procner". www.teraz.sk. September 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "State Aid SA.56844 (2020/N) – Slovakia – Aid to cover the exceptional costs of Hornonitrianske bane Prievidza (HBP)" (PDF). https://ec.europa.eu/. June 2020.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website=|title=at position 41 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Poslanie a vízia". https://www.hbp.sk/. Retrieved February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); External link in|website= - ↑ "Coal mine blast kills 20". Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Reuters (2009-08-11). "Twenty miners presumed dead in Slovak blast". China Post. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Inforse, "Brown Coal in Slovakia (PDF)", Inforse website, Accessed June 2021
- ↑ "Definitívny koniec jednej z posledných uhoľných baní. Obnoviť ťažbu je nemožné". /www.noviny.sk. May 2022.
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