Welzow-Süd Coal Mine
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Welzow-Süd Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Welzow, Brandenburg, Germany.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Welzow-Süd Coal Mine | Welzow, Brandenburg, Germany | 51.599444, 14.278889 (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[1] | – | 1959[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 10.4[2] | 2022[2] | Surface | Open Pit | 108[1] | 120[1] | 837* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG[3] | Energetický a průmyslový holding AS [50.0%]; PPF Investments Ltd [50.0%] | Czech Republic |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable | 22[4] | 22[5] | 17[6] | 15[7] | 16[8] | 10[2] | 13[2] |
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 Welzow-Süd coal mine is an open-cast mine near Wezlow, Brandenburg, Germany.[9][10] The first Lusatian seam in the Welzow area was mined as early as the 19th century, usually in small pits. The Clara I Welzow mine began lignite mining on the Welzower plateau in 1866. In 1957, the first clearing and grading work began for today's open-cast mine.[11]
In August 2020, Germany passed a coal phaseout act which aims to gradually reduce and eventually end the use of coal-powered energy in the country by 2038.[12] According to the Oeko-Institut, a nonprofit environmental research institute, the shutdown of the Welzow-Süd open-cast mine is planned for 2031.[13] However, due to Russia's war in Ukraine, Germany is considering delaying the closure of some lignite power plants and is also considering bringing some recently closed lignite plants back online.[14]
- Owner: Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG (LEAG)
- Parent Company: Energetický a průmyslový holding AS [50.0%]; PPF Investments Ltd [50.0%]
- Location: near Boxberg in Saxony, Germany
- GPS Coordinates: 51.599444, 14.278889 (exact)
- Mine Status: Operating
- Production: 16.3 Mt (2021)[10], 10.4 Mt (2022)[15]
- Total Resource:
- Total Reserves:
- Coal Type: Lignite
- Mine Size: 108 km2
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year: 1959
- Retirement Year: 2031 (expected)[13]
Opposition
On May 13, 2016, more than 1,600 people occupied the open-cast mining site under the motto "End of the terrain" and blocked coal production.
In June 223, several hundred people demonstrated at the Welzone mine calling for the call phase-out by 2030. [16]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240209182038/https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/germanys-three-lignite-mining-regions. Archived from the original on 09 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240208194454/https://www.leag.de/de/geschaeftsfelder/bergbau/. Archived from the original on 08 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125040724/https://www.leag.de/en/company/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181009011918/https://www.leag.de/de/geschaeftsfelder/bergbau/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190406172642/https://www.leag.de/de/geschaeftsfelder/bergbau/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210115233031/https://www.leag.de/de/geschaeftsfelder/bergbau/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210729212945/https://www.leag.de/de/geschaeftsfelder/bergbau/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.leag.de/en/business-fields/mining/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Germany's Three Lignite Mining Regions, Clean Energy Wire, 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Business Fields: Mining", LEAG website, accessed June 2022.
- ↑ Tagebau Welzow-Süd auf Ostkohle.de
- ↑ "Germany: Law on Phasing-Out Coal-Powered Energy by 2038 Enters into Force", US Library of Congress website, August 31, 2020.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Analysis of power plant closure plans for Germany’s Lusatian mining district, The Oeko-Institut, accessed June 2022.
- ↑ "Germany to demolish village for coal, despite phaseout plans", E&E News, April 13, 2022.
- ↑ "Die Lausitzer Tagebaue". /www.leag.de. Retrieved February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Hunderte demonstrieren für raschen Kohleausstieg in der Lausitz". www.mdr.de. June 2023.
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