Kozlu Coal Mine

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Kozlu Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kozlu, Zonguldak, Türkiye.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kozlu Coal Mine Kozlu, Zonguldak, Türkiye 41.432342, 31.75826 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating 1926

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
2[1] 0.27[2] 2022[2] Underground 494* 536*

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
153[3] Zonguldak Bituminous

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Kozlu Taşkömürü Işletme Müessesesi Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises 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

The Kozlu coal mine is an underground mine, operated by Kozllu Taşkömürü Işletme Müessesesi, a TTK subsidiary, producing 155,759 tons per annum, near Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey.[4] The mine is located in the Zonguldak coalfield alongside four other mines operated by TTK subsidiaries, Amasra, Armutçuk, Üzülmez and Karadon.[5] Mining in the Kozlu district started in the 1840s. From mid-19th century until early 20th century mining activities in Kozlu were undertaken by foreign firms, first English and then Italian. In 1926 the mine operations in Kozlu were nationalized through the establishment of Kozlu Kömür İşleri (Kozlu Coal Enterprise), a subsidiary of the then state-owned İşbank. In 1936, the mine was transferred to another state-owned bank, Etibank. In 1957, Türkiye Kömür İşletmeleri (Turkey Coal Enterprises) or TKI was established and took over the Kozlu mine. In 1983, Türkiye Taşkömürü Kurumu (Turkey Hard Coal Company) or TTK was established and received the Kozlu mine through its subsidiary Kozlu Taşkömürü işletme Müessesesi or KozluT.İ.M. (Kozlu Hard Coal Enterprise) which has operated the mine since then.[6]

In 2020 Kozlu mine had 1852 employees of which 1688 were laborers and 165 were office workers. The same year, the mine reported 153 million tons in reserves. Of 153 million tons in reserves, 3 million were defined as ready, 62 million as proven, 40 million as probable and 48 million as possible according to TTK's categorization. Thus, the mine had 65 million tons in proven reserves (ready and proven) and 88 million tons in probable reserves (probable and possible). In 2020, the mine produced 155 thousand tons.[6]

Kozlu mine is the only mine in Turkey that extracts coal from underwater.[6]

  • Owner: Kozllu Taşkömürü Işletme Müessesesi[4]
  • Parent company: TTK[7]
  • Location: Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey
  • GPS coordinates:41.432342, 31.758260(exact)
  • Mine status: operating[4]
  • Start year: 1926
  • Reserves: 153 million tons
  • Coal type: hard coal[4]
  • Mine size:
  • Mine type: underground
  • Production: 155,759 tons

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References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220618030630/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-turkey.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 http://taskomuru.net/tr/2022-faaliyet-raporu/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240121013624/http://taskomuru.net/tr/sektor-raporu/. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 U.S. Department of the Interior, Turkey Mineral Yearbook 2016
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  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 (2021) 2020 Yılı Faaliyet Raporu . Türkiye Taşkömürü Kurumu. Report.
  7. "2014 Minerals Yearbook: Turkey", United States Geological Survey, Sept. 2016, page 46.22