Vagledobiv Bobov Dol Eood Coal Mines

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Vagledobiv Bobov Dol Eood Coal Mines is an operating coal mine in Bobov Dol, Kyustendil, Bulgaria.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Vagledobiv Bobov Dol Eood Coal Mines	Bobov Dol, Bobov Dol, Kyustendil, Bulgaria	42.3784871498802, 22.9973242028776 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

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
–	0.455	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	415*

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
100	–	–	Bobov Dol	Subbituminous	Thermal	Bobov Dol power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Vagledobiv Bobov Dol EOOD	Vagledobiv Bobov Dol EOOD [100%]	Bulgaria

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

Vagledobiv Bobov Dol Eood Coal Mine (known as Bobov Dol) is a surface coal mine located in Bobov Dol, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria.

Previously, Bobov Dol was a mine complex comprised of five underground mines and one opencast pit. However, in 2018, the last underground mine at Bobov Dol (which was also the last underground mine in Bulgaria) closed, leaving only the open pit ("Hristo Botev") operational. The Vagledobiv Bobov Dol Eood mine is located in the Bobov Dol coalfield—the largest deposit of Subbituminous coal in Bulgaria.

Previously, Bobov Dol was a mine complex comprised of five underground mines and one opencast pit. However, in 2018, the last underground mine at Bobov Dol (which was also the last underground mine in Bulgaria) closed, leaving only the open pit ("Hristo Botev") operational. The mine supplies the nearby Bobov Dol power station and to households.

According to the 2021 Energy Bulletin published by the Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria, production of Subbituminous coal in Bulgaria was only 0.84 million tonnes (3% of total national production of 28 million tonnes). This was represented by Pernik coal field (37% or 0.31 million tonnes) and Bobov Dol coal field (63% or 0.52 million tonnes in 2021).

The same report by the Ministry of Energy from 2022 stated that coal production from the Bobov Dol mine was 0.45 Mt (or 65% of total Subbitiminous coal extraction of 0.7Mt).

There are media reports that the operating company VAGLEDOBIV BOBOV DOL EOOD became bankrupt in 2019. The company is allegedly owned by a businessman Hristo Kovacki, who also owns Pernik Coal Mine and other smaller mines in Bulgaria. However, coal production appears to continue in the Bobov Doal coalfield, according to Ministry of Energy's 2021 and 2022 Bulletins.

• Owner: VAGLEDOBIV BOBOV DOL EOOD
• Parent: VAGLEDOBIV BOBOV DOL EOOD
• Location: Bobov Dol, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
• GPS Coordinates: 42.3785, 22.9973 (exact)
• Mine Status: Operating
• Production: 0.52Mt (2021), 0.45 Mt (2022)
• Total Resource:
• Total Reserves: about 100 million tonnes (2018)
• Coal Type: Subbituminous
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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