Profen Coal Mine

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Profen Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Elsteraue, Profen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Profen Coal Mine	Elsteraue, Profen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	51.144, 12.184 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1941	–

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
–	5.96	2021	Surface	Open Pit	17	50*	554*

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
–	2015	–	Central German	Lignite	Thermal	Schkopau power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH	Energetický a průmyslový holding AS [100.0%]	Czech Republic

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
Saleable	8*	7	5	4	5	4*	2*

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 Profen coal mine is an open-cast mine operated by MIBRAG, near Elsteraue and Profen in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

The mine provides lignite to the Deuben industrial power station, Industrial power station Wählitz, and Schkopau power station. The Profen Mine began operations in 1941. It stretches across the Profen Süd, Schwerzau, and Domsen mining fields. The current operator is Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH (MIBRAG), which was privatized in 1994 and has been a subsidiary of EPH Energy since 2012.

In addition to supplying energy to the Schkopau power plant, Profen's largest customers include the MIBRAG industrial power plant in Selectitz, and combined heat and power plants and industrial companies in Chemnitz and Zeitz.

MIBRAG signalled the end of lignite mining in Profen coal mine by 2035.

• Owner: Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH (MIBRAG)
• Parent: Energetický a Průmyslový Holding (EPH)
• Location: near Elsteraue and Profen in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
• GPS Coordinates: 51.144, 12.184 (exact)
• Mine Status: Operating
• Production: 4.7 Mt (2020), 5.96 Mt (2021)
• Total Resource:
• Total Reserves: 388 million tonnes (jointly with Vereinigtes Schleenhain coal mine, 2015)
• Coal Type: Lignite
• Mine Size: 17 km2
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start year: 1941
• Retirement Year: 2035 (expected)
• Source of Financing:

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