Karacaören Coal Mine

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Karacaören Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Karacaören, Sincanlı, Afyon, Türkiye.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Karacaören Coal Mine	Karacaören, Sincanlı, Afyon, Türkiye	38.800585, 30.096683 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2008	–

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
–	–	–	Underground	–	–	494*	*

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
5.85	–	–	–	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Afyon Linyit İşletmeleri	Afyon Linyit İşletmeleri [100%]	Turkey

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

Karacaören Coal Mine is an underground mine in Karacaören, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey operated by Afyon Linyit Kömür İşletmeleri (Afyon Lignite Coal Enterprise). Afyon Lignite Coal Enterprise operates the mine since 2008. The mine has a reserve of 5.85 million tons.

• Operator: Afyon Lignite Coal Enterprise

• Owner: Sadık İntepe

• Location: Karacaören, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

• Coordinates: 38.800585, 30.096683(Approximate)

• Status: Operating

• Capacity:

• Total Reserves: 5.85 million tons

• Mineable Reserves:

• Coal Type: Lignite

• Mine Type: Underground

• Start Year: 2008

• Source of Financing: Company

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