KWK ROW Coal Mine

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KWK ROW Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Śląskie, Poland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
KWK ROW Coal Mine Śląskie, Poland 50.0455279, 18.5884194 (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 1903

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
6.534[1] 2022[1] Underground Longwall 139.66[2] 830 11318[2]

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
80 Upper Silesia Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Polska Grupa Górnicza SA[2] 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 6[3] 6[4] 8[5] 6[6] 7[7] 6[8] 6[9]

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 ROW coal mines are underground operations, owned by Polska Grupa Górnicza, PGG, producing 14.97 million tonnes per annum, in Śląskie, Poland.[10]

The mines operating under the KWB Row branch include Jankowice, Marcel, Chwałowice, Rydułtowy.[11] The mines have reported concentrations of methane gas in methane hazard category I, II and III. They are set to operate until 2040.

  • Operator: KWK ROW Branch [10]
  • Parent Company: Polska Grupa Górnicza, PGG[10]
  • Location: Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland[10]
  • GPS coordinates: 50.0455279, 18.5884194 (exact)[10]
  • Mine status: Operating[10]
  • Start year: 1903
  • Mineable reserves: 80.4 million tonnes[10]
  • Coal type: Bituminous
  • Mine size:
  • Mine type: Underground[11]
  • Mine depth: 830 m
  • Production: 14.97 million tonnes per year[10]
  • Equipment: Open cast mining
  • Number of employees:11,778

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240202181706/https://geoportal.pgi.gov.pl/css/surowce/images/2022/pdf/hard_coal_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240723014140/https://www.pgg.pl/strefa-korporacyjna/firma/kopalnie/3-kwk-row. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2017/pdf/hard_coal_2017.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2018/pdf/hard_coal_2018.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2019/pdf/hard_coal_2019.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2020/pdf/hard_coal_2020.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2021/pdf/hard_coal_2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2022/pdf/hard_coal_2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. (PDF) https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/surowce/2023/pdf/hard_coal_2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 PGG,KWB Row Branch, Company Website, accessed September 2020
  11. 11.0 11.1 Euracoal, Poland, accessed September 2020