Rosia Coal Mine
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Rosia Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Motru, Rovinari, Oltenia, Romania.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Rosia Coal Mine | Motru, Rovinari, Oltenia, Romania | 44.887472, 23.183361 (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 | – | 1973 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 3.63[1] | 2021[1] | Surface | Open Pit | 17.3 | 50* | 991[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Oltenia | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Complexul Energetic Oltenia SA[3] | Ministry of Energy (Romania) [77.2%]; Fondul Proprietatea SA [21.6%]; other unknown/mixed entity types [1.3%] | Romania |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | – | – | 3.63[1] | – | – |
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
The Oltenia Energy Complex is a network of coal mines and power plants, operated by Complexul Energetic Oltenia S.A., in Gorj, Vâlce, and Mehedinţi, Romania.
Between 2017 and 2021, Oltenia Energy Complex had an average annual production of approximately 18.5 million tonnes of lignite from the ten mines it operates.[4] In 2022, production of the complex reached 18.2 million tonnes.[5]
The company operates ten pits.[6][4] The complex has closed several other pits over the years.[7] The Oltenia Energy Complex was established in 2012 by merging Societatea Naţionala a Lignitului Oltenia with Energy Complexes Turceni, Rovinari and Craiova. The company has its material base in Gorj, Vâlcea and Mehedinţi counties with total reserves of 2 billion tonnes of coal.[8]
A Restructuring Plan for the Oltenia Energy Complex was approved by the European Commission in January 2022 which anticipated the phased closure of Husnicioara, Peșteana and Lupoaia quarries and the transition to conservation of Tismana and Jilt Sud from 2026.[9]
More information on the complex is under Oltenia Energy Complex.
Rosia
As of 2019, Oltenia wanted to expand Rosia's 1,450-hectare coal mine by a further 280 hectares, 235 of which were covered by forest which would have had to be cut down. The NGO BankWatch Romania challenged the expansion in court because the expansion would make it harder for the country to meet its coal phaseout targets. During the two-year legal battle, Bankwatch argued that the expansion had initially been granted without properly consulting locals and that the environmental impact of such an expansion had not been assessed. Bankwatch added that the expanded mine would pollute the area, including underground water, and that endangered species would also be negatively impacted. The court blocked the expansion.[10]
In 2021, Rosia produced an estimated 3.63 million tonnes and was said to be the largest mine in Romania.[11]
Euracoal report from January 2024 and another source referred to the planned closure of Rosia-Pesteana coal mine by the end of 2030.[6][12]
A landslide occurred at Rosia in December 2024, which was predicted after a similar accident in Pinoasa Coal Mine in August.[13]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240216223229/https://www.globaldata.com/data-insights/mining/romania--five-largest-surface-mines-in-2090849/. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ceoltenia.ro/en/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ceoltenia.ro/en/business/piata-de-carbune/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Romania plans to expand coal mine over 100 hectares of forests". balkangreenenergynews.com. January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Romania-Country Profile". https://euracoal.eu/. January 2024.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Romania - Country Profile". /euracoal.eu/. January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Report International, EKO UNIA
- ↑ ROEC,Complexul Energetic Oltenia, accessed September 2020
- ↑ "Planul de restructurare a Complexului Energetic Oltenia a fost aprobat de Comisia Europeană. Compania va beneficia de 2,7 miliarde de euro," Targu Jiu, January 27, 2022
- ↑ Court blocks expansion of Romania's biggest coal mine, euronews, October 23, 2019.
- ↑ Romania: Five Largest Surface Mines in 2021, Global Data, accessed December 2022
- ↑ "CEO pregătește închiderea carierei unde au murit 3 mineri". www.gds.ro. October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Alunecarea de teren de la Cariera Roșia, prezisă din august". www.gorjeanul.ro. December 2024.
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