Vrska Cuka Coal Mine

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Vrska Cuka Coal Mine (Вршка Чука) is an operating coal mine in Zaječar, Serbia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Vrska Cuka Coal Mine	Zaječar, Serbia	43.838237, 22.322493 (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	–	1912	2017

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
–	0.004	2023	Underground	–	–	494*	125

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
2.2	–	–	–	Anthracite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
JP PEU Resavica	Government of the Republic of Serbia	Serbia

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the value is an estimated figure based on various factors, including the company's forecasted or reported monthly or quarterly production data, etc.

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	0.005	0*	0.01*	0.004*	0.004	0.004	0.004

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

Vrska Cuka (pудник Вршка Чука) is an underground mine near Avramica, Zajecar district, Serbia. The mine is owned and operated by the Public Company for Underground Coal Mining Resavica, which was established as per the government's decision in 2003. It is a state-owned entity.

There were plans to close the mine in 2017. However as of March 2023, it appeared that the mine is still active. The mine produced only 4387 tonnes of coal in 2023 but planned to still produce about the same amount in 2024. It is the only anthracite coal mine in Serbia.

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