San Nicolás Coal Mine

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San Nicolás Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Mieres, Asturias, Spain.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
San Nicolás Coal Mine	Mieres, Asturias, Spain	43.252355, -5.818375 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1855	–

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
–	0.071	2022	Underground	–	–	494*	514*

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	La Pereda Hunosa power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Hulleras del Norte S.A	Hulleras del Norte S.A [100%]	Spain

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

San Nicolás Coal Mine is an underground coal mine in the province of Asturias, Spain. The San Nicolas coal mine in Spain's northern region Asturias is the last working coal mine in Spain. It was supposed to be closed in 2021, but appeared to be still operating in 2022 and 2023.

In 2019-2021, the production forecast for the mine was 160,000 tonnes.

In 2022, the coal mine delivered 71,263 tonnes to La Pereda Hunosa power station.

• Owner: Hulleras del Norte S.A (Hunosa Group)
• Parent: Hulleras del Norte S.A (Hunosa Group)
• Location: the province of Asturias, Spain
• Coordinates: 43.2524, -5.8184 (exact)
• Mine status: Operating
• Start year: 1855
• Production capacity (Mtpa): 0.2 Mtpa, 0.07 Mt (2022)
• Total reserves (Mt):
• Coal type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine type: Underground
• Mine size (Km2):
• Workforce size:
• Primary consumer:
• Source of financing:

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