Prosilio Coal Mine

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Prosilio Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kozani, Western Macedonia, Greece.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Prosilio Coal Mine Kozani, Western Macedonia, Greece[1][2][3] 40.136748, 21.93303 (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[1] 1972[1]

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 & Surface[3] Bord and Pillar[4] 10.2[1] 50* *

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
38[5] 2022[5] West Macedonia Lignite[1] Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Mining-Technical-Trade S.A. [METE][6] Mining-Technical-Trade S.A. (METE) [100%] Greece

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 Prosilio Coal Mine is an underground and surface mine in Kozani, Western Macedonia, Greece. The mine is owned by Mining-Technical-Trade S.A. (METE).

In a presentation dated July 2022, the company stated that after 2012, annual production of the mine ranged between 350 and 430 thousand tonnes. With the existing organisation of mining operations and existing resources, production can rise up to 600 thousand tonnes.[7]

As of early 2024, it was reported that production from METE's lignite mine in Prosilio Servia has recently found a way into the North Macedonian market, as the demand for lignite in the neighbouring country is high. The mine used to supply coal to Florina (Meliti) Power Station but deliveries were interrupted in at November (2023), due to the inability of PPC to absorb it.[8]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240718165104/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EykxAA7pKmV--UeDctfZsPDdL7HtqUda/view. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240121031421/https://static.rocscience.cloud/assets/resources/learning/papers/Room-and-Pillar-Design-and-Construction-for-Underground-Coal-Mining-in-Greece.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.oryktosploutos.net/2019/08/blog-post_4-6/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.geoengineer.org/index.php/news/evaluating-the-efficiency-of-room-and-pillar-mining-in-greece-using-rs3. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240121010301/https://energypress.gr/news/axiopoiisi-toy-ligniti-apo-oryheio-prosilioy-se-viomihanikes-kai-georgikes-efarmoges-proteinei. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240723000133/https://www.mete.gr/%25CF%2580%25CF%2581%25CF%2589%25CF%2584%25CE%25BF%25CF%2580%25CE%25BF%25CF%2581%25CE%25B9%25CE%25B1/. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Παρουσίαση στο Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας". web.archive.org. July 2022. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 12 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Λιγνιτωρυχείο Προσηλίου Σερβίων: αυξημένη ζήτηση λιγνίτη στη Β. Μακεδονία – Ανακύπτοντα ζητήματα". www.oryktosploutos.net/. February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)