Yeni Çeltek Coal Mine

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Yeni Çeltek Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Suluova, Amasya, Türkiye.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Yeni Çeltek Coal Mine	Suluova, Amasya, Türkiye	40.876386, 35.62112 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1955	–

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
–	0.08	–	Underground	Longwall	–	494*	636*

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
10.3	–	–	–	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Gürmin Enerji Madencilik A.Ş	Xuzhou Mining Group [70%]; Datong Shuangjian Industrial Company [30%]	China

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

Yeni Çeltek coal mine is an underground mine in Suluova, Amasya, Turkey. It is operated by Gürmin Enerji Madencilik A.Ş and owned by Yeni Anadolu Madencilik ve Teknoloji. Production at the Yeni Çeltek Coal Mine started in 1955 when a state-owned company, Yeni Çeltek Kömür ve Madencilik A.Ş. (Yeni Çeltek Coal and Mining Company), started operating the mine to supply the energy demand of the Türkiye Şeker Fabrikaları (Turkish Sugar Factories Company), also a state-enterprise. In 2013, the operating rights of the Yeni Çeltek Coal Mine was acquired by Soma Holding's Gürmin Enerji Madencilik AŞ (Gürmin Energy Mining Co). In 2018, Yeni Çeltek Kömür ve Madencilik A.Ş. changed its name to Yeni Anadolu Madencilik ve Teknoloji (Yeni Anadolu Mining and Technology).

Yeni Anadolu Mining is jointly owned by two state enterprises (Amasya Pancar Ekic. Coop. and Kömür İşletmeleri A.Ş.), TKI, and two municipalities (Merzifon municipality and Amasya Municipality.

Between 1955 and 2010 the mine produced 84 thousand tons a year on average. The Yeni Çeltek Coal Mine has 10.3 million tons in reserves, divided as 2.7 million tons proven reserves, 7.5 million tons probable reserves. The mine also has 12.9 million tons in potential reserves according to General Directorate of Mineral Research & Exploration categorization. The mine employs 250 workers on average.

• Operator: Gürmin Enerji Madencilik A.Ş
• Operator's Parent Company: Soma Holding
• Owner: Yeni Anadolu Madencilik ve Teknoloji
• GPS coordinates: 40.876386, 35.621120 (Approximate)
• Mine status: Operating
• Production: 0.08 million tons per year
• Total reserves: 10,286,000 tons
• Proven reserves: 2,736,000 tons
• Probable reserves: 7,550,000 tons
• Coal type: Lignite
• Mine size:
• Mine type: Underground
• Start year: 1955
• Number of employees: 250

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