Lubnica Coal Mine

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Lubnica Coal Mine (Лубница) is an operating coal mine in Zaječar, Serbia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lubnica Coal Mine	Zaječar, Serbia	43.856739, 22.16629 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1964	–

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
–	0.05	2023	Underground	–	–	494*	342

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
10	–	–	–	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
JP PEU Resavica	Government of the Republic of Serbia	Serbia

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

Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the value is an estimated figure based on various factors, including the company's forecasted or reported monthly or quarterly production data, etc.

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	0.048	0.04*	0.05*	0.036*	0.047	0.04	0.05

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.

Background

Lubnica Coal Mine is an underground mine in Lubnica, Zaječar district, Serbia. The mine is operated by the Public Company for Underground Coal Mining Resavica, which was established as per the government's decision in 2003. It is a state-owned entity.

To the east of the mine is the Bulgarian border.

Total production of Resavica's coal mines is 0.5-0.6 million tonnes per annum, according to a media article from 2021. The company operates with a loss and subsidies make up as much as two thirds of all revenues.

The mine planned to produce 46,000 tonnes of coal in 2024, same as in 2023.

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