Mine 7 Coal Mine
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Mine 7 Coal Mine (Gruve 7) is an operating coal mine in Adventdalen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Mine 7 Coal Mine | Adventdalen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway[1][2] | 78.1568, 16.0231 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | 1916[1] | 2025 (planned)[3] |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.12[4] | – | Underground[1] | Bord and Pillar[1] | – | 494* | 444* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | Bituminous | Thermal & Met[1] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani[1] | Ministry of Trade and Industry [100.0%] | Norway |
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
Gruve 7 Coal Mine (also known as Mine 7) is an underground coal mine located in Adventdalen, Norway, approximately 15 kilometers southeast of Longyearbyen.[5] Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani owns and operates the mine.[6]
Gruve 7 is the only Norwegian coal mine that is still in operation.[5]
In 2021, Store Norske, announced that it planned to close the mine in 2023.[7] However, in 2022, it was decided that operations would be extended until summer 2025.[8] The main purpose of Mine 7 is to provide coal supply to Longyear Energiverk, which is the only Norwegian-owned coal power plant. Every year, approximately 30,000 tonnes of the mine's coal produce electricity and heat for homes, commercial buildings, and businesses in Longyearbyen. Mine 7 also delivers around 80,000 tonnes of coal for the metallurgical and chemical industry in Europe.[5]
- Operator: Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani[6]
- Owner: Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani[6]
- Location: Adventdalen, Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
- Coordinates: 78.15680, 16.02310 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 0.12 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)[6]
- Total Reserves:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal & Met)[6]
- Mine Type: Underground[6]
- Start Year: 1916
- Source of Financing:
Planned Closure
In September 2021, the Longyearbyen local council terminated its agreement with Store Norske to buy coal from Mine 7 from September 2023, and as such, Mine 7–Norway's last coal mine–was tentatively scheduled for closure is autumn 2023 along with the local power plant it supplied. However, in 2022, as a result of the war in Ukraine, the board decided to extend the mine's operation an additional two years in order to export coal for industrial production in Europe.[8]
Following Mine 7's closure, Longyearbyen, Norway, plans to temporarily switch to diesel before a permanent, new renewable energy solution is in place.[7]
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://www.snsk.no/bergverk/gruve-7.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.mindat.org/loc-193472.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240121025022/https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/store-norske-spitsbergen-kulkompani-pa-svalbard-forlenger-produksjonen-av-industrikull-til-europa-fram-til-sommeren-2025/id2926294/. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www-snsk-no.translate.goog/nyheter/6413/norges-siste-kullgruve-legges-ned-i-september-2023?_x_tr_sl=no&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_hist=true.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mining: Mine 7, Store Norske website, accessed October 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Lily Roberts, Melting Glacier Floods Arctic Coal Mine, Highlighting Climate Change Paradox, State of the Planet, Columbia Climate School, September 8, 2020
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Norway's last coal mine will be closed in September 2023", Store Norske press release, 29 September 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani forlenger produksjonen av industrikull til Europa fram til sommeren 2025", Norway Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, 2 September 2022.
