KWB Bełchatów Coal Mine

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KWB Bełchatów Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Łódź, Poland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
KWB Bełchatów Coal Mine	Łódź, Poland	51.242247, 19.275356 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1981	–

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
–	44.259	2022	Surface	–	15.1	50*	4262

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
520.49	2022	–	Bełchatów	Lignite	Thermal	Belchatow power complex

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna SA	Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA [100.0%]	Poland

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	44	46	40	36	40	44	33

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 Belchatow coal mine is a surface mine, owned by Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) Polish Energy Group, near the Belchatow power complex, in Bełchatów in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland. The Belchatow open-cast mine is the largest in Poland, set to operated until 2040. As of 2021, the mine had two operating pits -- Belchatow and Szcercow.

• Owner: PGE
• Parent Company:
• Location: Bełchatów, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
• GPS coordinates: 51.242247, 19.275356 (exact)
• Mine status: Operating
• Start year: 1981
• Total reserves: 1 billion tonnes
• Mineable reserves: 571.6 million tonnes
• Coal type: lignite
• Mine size:
• Mine type: Surface
• Mine depth: 300 m
• Production: 40.824 million tonnes (2021); 36.198 million tonnes (2020)
• Additional proposed production:
• Equipment: surface (open cast)
• Number of employees:

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