KWK Bolesław Śmiały Coal Mine

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KWK Bolesław Śmiały Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Silesian, Poland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
KWK Bolesław Śmiały Coal Mine	Silesian, Poland	50.140721, 18.861084 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1779	–

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	1.197	2022	Underground	–	–	530	1710

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
51	–	197.6	Upper Silesia	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Polska Grupa Górnicza SA	Polska Grupa Górnicza SA [100%]	Poland

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	1	0	1	1	1	1	1

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

Bolesław Śmiały Coal Mine is an underground mine in Łaziska Górne, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. KWK Bolesław Śmiały Branch operates the mine, which is owned by Polska Grupa Górnicza, PGG. According to PGG there are currently 1,710 people employed at the site.

• Operator: KWK Bolesław Śmiały Branch
• Owner: Polska Grupa Górnicza, PGG
• Location: Łaziska Górne, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
• Coordinates: 50.140721, 18.861084 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 2.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
• Total Resources: 51 million tonnes (Industrial Reserves, 2011), 197.6 million tonnes (Inferred, Indicated, Measured)
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 1779
• Source of Financing:

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