Tamnava-West Coal Mine

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Tamnava-West Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Mali Borak, Central Serbia, Serbia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tamnava-West Coal Mine Mali Borak, Central Serbia, Serbia 44.473607, 20.222826 (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[1] 1994[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
12.2[2] 2022[2] Surface Open Pit 100 1771*

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
2100 Kolubara Lignite Thermal Kolubara B Power Station

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 16[4] 13[5] 11[6] 12[7] 11[8] 12[2] 11[9]

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 Tamnava-West coal mine is a surface mine near Mali Borak, Serbia. The Tamnava-West coal mine is part of Kolubara Mine Complex.

It is located in the Western part of the basin and started operations in 1994. Tamnava East section ceased operations in late 2000s.[10][11]

The Tamnava-West coal mine is the largest producer of coal in Serbia which is essential for the power generation in the country.

It has nine continuous systems, from which eight have bucket wheel excavators and one has a bucket chain excavator.[12] Heavy rainfall caused major floods in 2014, all surface mines were flooded, along with the continuous mining equipment. Coal production dropped from 14.6 million tonnes in 2013 to 5.9Mt in 2014. However the rehabilitation and equipment revitalization were successful because the mine recovered fast and coal production rose to 11.4 million tonnes in 2015.[12]

In 2022 it was reported that the power plants experienced issues with the coal quality from Kolubara mines, in particular coal from Tamnava-West Coal Mine which is mixed with soil which is almost impossible to remove.[13]

A map of the pits of the Kolubara mine complex.
  • Owner: Elektroprivreda Srbije Beograd AD (EPS)
  • Parent Company: Government of the Republic of Serbia
  • Status: Operating
  • Location: Mali Borak, Serbia
  • GPS coordinates: 44.473607, 20.222826 (exact)
  • Mine status: Operating
  • Production Capacity: 12.1 Mt (2020)[14], 11.9 Mt (2021)[15], 12.2Mt (2022)[16]
  • Mineable reserves: unknown
  • Coal type: Lignite
  • Mine type: Surface
  • Start year: 1994[10]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240121023556/https://caneurope.org/content/uploads/2021/09/Lazarevac-engl-web-FINAL-web.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://www.eps.rs/eng/Documents/technicalreports/20230421_TEH_Godisnjak2022_web_en_.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (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)
  4. (PDF) https://www.eps.rs/eng/Documents/TEH_Godisnjak2017_web_EN_.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://www.eps.rs/eng/Documents/technicalreports/TEH_Godisnjak2018_web_en.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://www.eps.rs/cir/SiteAssets/Pages/tehnicki-izvestaji/TEH_Godisnjak2019_web_s.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://www.eps.rs/cir/SiteAssets/Pages/tehnicki-izvestaji/TEH_Godisnjak2020_web_s_.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://www.eps.rs/eng/Documents/technicalreports/TEH_Godisnjak2021_web_en_Fin.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. (PDF) https://www.eps.rs/eng/Documents/technicalreports/TEH_Godisnjak2023_web_en_.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Just Transition attitudes and perceptions in the coal-impacted Community of Lazarevac, Serbia" (PDF). caneurope.org. June 2021. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 42 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Тамнава - Западно поље". wikipedia.org/. unknown. Retrieved Novemeber 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. 12.0 12.1 "RISK ASSESSMENT OF FLOODED EQUIPMENT REVITALIZATION ON OPENCAST COAL MINE TAMNAVA-WEST FIELD". www.researchgate.net. 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "The Fiscal Council estimates that EPS will make a loss of around 400 million euros in the coming winters as well (Translated)". https://www-politika-rs. April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "2020 EPS Technical Report" (PDF). https://www.eps.rs. 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "EPS 2021 Technical Report" (PDF). https://www.eps.rs. 2022. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "EPS Technical report 2022" (PDF). www.eps.rs. 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)