Radljevo Coal Mine
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Radljevo Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Radjlevo, Central Serbia, Serbia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Radljevo Coal Mine | Radjlevo, Central Serbia, Serbia | 44.469556, 20.202522 (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] | Test Operation[1] | 2023[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13[2] | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | – | 100 | 1941* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350[2] | – | – | Kolubara | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Elektroprivreda Srbije Beograd AD[3] | Elektroprivreda Srbije Beograd AD [100%] | Serbia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Radjlevo coal mine is a surface mine near Radjlevo, Serbia.
The Radjlevo coal mine is part of Kolubara Mine Complex. It is located at the far north-western tip of the Kolubara basin and bordering with Tamnava-West Coal Mine. [4]
The mine was officially opened in 2019 after many months of overburden removal, according to some reports. The mine has 350Mt of lignite reserves and its output was planned to be 13 million tonnes of lignite.[5][6]
As of 2020, the mine planned to start extracting coal in 2022 after EPS investments of EUR 500 million into the project.[7][8] In March 2021, it was reported that the works on of the site for the installation and maintenance of equipment for coal mine Radljevo and the bypass road around the facility will be completed by new year (by 2022) and exploitation of the coal will start in a very short time.[9]
Radjlevo would supply coal to the new B3 unit of Kostolac power station, which in late 2022 was said to come online "as soon as" October 2023.[10]
There was no coal production from the mine in 2020 and 2021, only some overburden volume reported.[11][12] The same was true for 2022.[13] A media source from April 2023 stated that coal production from the Radljevo mine is 1.5 years late, one system for the production of overburden was active at the mine and there were efforts to open the coal layer; the first quantities of coal from that mine were supposed to start being excavated in 2023. Delay in the procurement of the equipment was cited as one of the reasons.[14]
- Owner: Elektroprivreda Srbije Beograd AD (EPS)
- Parent Company: Government of the Republic of Serbia
- Status: Operating (Test Operation)
- Location: Radjlevo, Serbia
- GPS coordinates: 44.469556, 20.202522 (exact)
- Production Capacity: 13 Mtpa capacity[6], 0 production (2021 and 2022)[13][12]
- Mineable reserves: 350 Mt [15][6]
- Coal type: Lignite
- Mine type: Surface
- Start year: 2023[14]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240718175024/https://www.ekapija.com/en/news/4171355/beginning-of-coal-exploitation-at-radljevo-mine-to-be-a-year-and. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://serbia-energy.eu/a-new-coal-mine-opens-in-kolubara/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240723042403/https://www.eps.rs/eng/Documents/financialreports/JP%2520EPS%2520consolidated%2520report%25202021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "A clear and present danger" (PDF). bankwatch.org. 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Euracoal,Serbia, Country Profile, accessed September 2020
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 A new coal mine opens in Kolubara, Serbia Energy News, October 21, 2019
- ↑ "Serbia to invest 500 mln euro in Radljevo-Sever coal mine - president Vucic". seenews.com. May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Serbia Continues to Invest in Coal, First Quantities from Radljevo in 2022 – State to Provide EUR 500 Million". www.ekapija.com. May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "EPS director: Serbia won't cut electricity production from coal despite green energy expansion". balkangreenenergynews.com. March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Serbia to put coal plant Kostolac B3 into operation as early as October 2023," Balkan Green Energy News, Nov. 28, 2022
- ↑ "2020 EPS Technical Report" (PDF). https://www.eps.rs. 2021.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "EPS 2021 Technical Report" (PDF). https://www.eps.rs. 2022.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ 13.0 13.1 "EPS Technical report 2022" (PDF). www.eps.rs. 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Beginning of Coal Exploitation at Radljevo Mine to Be a Year and a Half Late – Field G to Be Expanded for the Purpose of Supplying TENT". https://www.ekapija.com/. April 2023.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Serbia to invest 500 mln euro in Radljevo-Sever coal mine - president Vucic". seenews.com/. May 2020.
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