West Macedonia Lignite Centre
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West Macedonia Lignite Centre is an operating coal mine in Ptolemaida, Kozani, West Macedonia, Greece.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| West Macedonia Lignite Centre | Ptolemaida, Kozani, West Macedonia, Greece[1] | 40.448222, 21.783496 (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] | – | 1956[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 10.3[1] | 2020[1] | Surface[1] | Open Pit[1] | 160 | 150[2] | 886* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 1600[2] | Western Macadeonia | Lignite[1] | Thermal[1] | Ptolemaida power station[1] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Public Power Corporation SA[1] | Public Power Corporation SA [100%] | Greece |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 27*[3][4] | 27[5][6] | 17[7][4] | 10[4][8] | 8*[9][10] | 10[11][12] | 7*[13] |
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
Western Macedonia Lignite Centre (WMLC) is a network of surface coal mines, owned by the Public Power Corporation of Greece S.A., in Western Macedonia, Greece.[14]
WMLC is the largest coal operation in Greece, providing coal to major power plants, including: Kardia power station, Agios Dimitrios power station, Amyntaio power station, Florina (Meliti) Power Station, and Ptolemaida power station.[15]
WMLC mine complex consists of several mine fields: Kardia, Main Mavropigis, Komanos, Main Field (Kiriou Pediou), Amyndeon, Florina, Southern Field, Western Field, and the Northern Field.[15]
The production at the complex has declined significantly, from 43.2 million tons in 2010 to 10.3 million tons in 2020.[16]
- Operator:
- Parent Company: Public Power Corporation of Greece S.A[15]
- Location: Western Macedonia, Greece[14]
- GPS coordinates: 40.448222, 21.783496 (exact)
- Mine status: Operating[14]
- Start year: 1956
- Mineable reserves: 1800 million tonnes[14]
- Coal type: Lignite[14]
- Mine size:
- Mine type: Surface (open cast)[14]
- Mine depth: 150 m[14]
- Production: 27.2 million tonnes (2018); 10.3 million tonnes (2020)[14]
- Number of employees: 4082 (with Megalopolis Lignite Centre)[14]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://www.dei.gr/en/ppc-group/ppc/business-areas/conventional-generation/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240819163642/https://euracoal.eu/library/archive/greece-6/. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.ppcgroup.com/media/2ggka1tm/annual_report_2017_en.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://www.ppcgroup.com/en/ppc-group/business-areas/conventional-generation/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210728224716/https://euracoal.eu/info/country-profiles/greece/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.ppcgroup.com/media/hqljxmlz/annual_18_eng-web-use.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.ppcgroup.com/media/24hocx3g/annual_19_olo_eng_bb.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/3/347.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.ppcgroup.com/media/mfafjrek/financialreport-2021-eng-22072022.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.iene.gr/articlefiles/IENE_MELETI_2023_web.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://euracoal.eu/info/country-profiles/greece-8/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ppcgroup.com/en/investor-relations/investor-information/etisia-deltia/annual-report-2022/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ppcgroup.com/en/investor-relations/investor-information/etisia-deltia/annual-report-2023/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 Euracoal, Country Profile, Greece, accessed, September 2020
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Transition in Coal Intensive Regions (TRACER), Report on the current role of coal mining and related policies in the TRACER target regions, September 2019, page 75
- ↑ Francis Pavloudakis 1, Chariton Sachanidis, and Christos Roumpos, "The Effects of Surface Lignite Mines Closure on the Particulates Concentrations in the Vicinity of Large-Scale Extraction Activities," Minerals,2022, 12.
