KWK Staszic-Wujek Coal Mine

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KWK Staszic-Wujek Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Lesser Poland, Poland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
KWK Staszic-Wujek Coal Mine Lesser Poland, Poland 50.2245705, 19.0489841 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating 2010

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
1.584[1] 2022[1] Underground Longwall 700 4383

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
344 Upper Silesia Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
KWK Murcki-Staszic Branch[2] Polska Grupa Górnicza SA [100.0%] Poland

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

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ROM 2[3] 2[4] 3[5] 1[6] 2[7] 1[1] 1[8]

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 Murcki-Staszic coal mines are underground operations, owned by Polska Grupa Górnicza, PGG, producing 8.3 million tonnes per annum, in Lesser Poland, Poland.[9][10] The mines are operated by PGG.

  • Operator: KWK Murcki-Staszic Branch [9]
  • Parent Company: Polska Grupa Górnicza, PGG[9]
  • Location: Lesser Poland, Poland[9]
  • GPS coordinates: 50.2245705, 19.0489841 (exact)[9]
  • Mine status: Operating[9]
  • Start year: 2010
  • Mineable reserves:
  • Coal type: Bituminous
  • Mine size:
  • Mine type: Underground[10]
  • Mine depth:
  • Production: 8.3 million tonnes per year[9]
  • Number of employees:8,261

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 (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. 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/2023/pdf/hard_coal_2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 PGG,KWB Ruda Branch, Company Website, accessed September 2020
  10. 10.0 10.1 Euracoal, Poland, accessed September 2020