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Sibovc Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Obilić, Pristina, Kosovo.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Sibovc Coal Mine | Obilić, Pristina, Kosovo | 42.658908, 21.011969 (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 | – | 2010 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 7.9 | 2024 | Surface | Open Pit | – | 50* | 150 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123[1] | 2015 | – | Sibovc | Lignite | Thermal | Kosovo A power station |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Kosovo Energy Corporation JSC | Kosovo Energy Corporation | Kosovo |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable | 7.575[2] | 7.17[2] | 8.063[2] | 8.54[3] | 8.3[4] | 8.3[5] | 6.9[6] |
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 Sibovc Southwest coal mine is operated by Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK), producing nearly 8 million tonnes per annum, in Obilić, near Pristina, Kosovo.[7]
The mine provides power to Kosovo A power station and Kosovo B power station.
Coal mining in Kosovo Basin began in 1922 using the underground method. Initially, coal was exploited from the KOSOVA mine, and later from the mines Dardhishtë, Sibofc, Zgafella e Re and Babushi i Muhaxherëve. This form of coal mining continued until 1956. The surface method was started in the Mirash mine, initially with the removal of the overburden in 1956, while the first tons of coal from this mine were produced in 1958. With the increase in generation capacities, the need arose to open the Bardhi mine. Mining works in the opening of the Bardh mine began with the removal of overburden in 1964, while the exploitation of the first tons of coal from this mine occurred in 1969. Since 1922 until December 2015, a total of 3395 million tons of coal have been exploited from all these mines within the Kosovo coal basin. Currently coal is excavated in the new mine field known as Sibovci Jug Perendim (SJP), while the areas of the depleted mines are used for the disposal of overburden masses, which at the same time also carry out the process of filling the mining pits created in the Mirash and Bardh mines.[8]
The Sibovc mine is only large coal mine in Kosovo. The mine was developed after the exhaustion of the Bardh mine, Mirash mine, and smaller Sitnica coal mine.[9]
In 9 months of 2024, coal production of the mine was 15% higher than in the same period of 2023.[10]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ Overview of Kosovo Energy Corpoation, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-kosovo.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) http://kek-energy.com/kek/permbajtja/uploads/2021/06/Raporti%20Vjetor%20%20KEK%20ShA%202020.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) http://kek-energy.com/kek/permbajtja/uploads/2022/05/RAPORTI_VJETOR_2021.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) http://kek-energy.com/kek/permbajtja/uploads/2023/05/KEK_Raport-Vjetor%202022_ZYRTAR.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) http://kek-energy.com/kek/permbajtja/uploads/2024/05/RAPORTI%20VJETOR%202023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Kosovo’s New Power Plant" Prishtina Insight, March 26 - April 8, 2010 Issue No. 36, page 5.
- ↑ "Prodhimi i qymyrit (Coal production)". /kek-energy.com. Retrieved February 2025.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Energy Strategy and Policy of Kosovo, EU Pillar, PISG - Energy Office, accessed September 2020
- ↑ "KEK gjatë 9-mujorit të këtij viti me një performancë dukshëm më të mirë se vitin e kaluar". /kek-energy.com. November 2024.
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