Konin Coal Mine
The bucket-wheel excavator working on the lignite (brown coal) extraction site in Konin, Poland | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Konin |
| town | Greater Poland Voivodeship |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°19′21″N 18°14′55″E / 52.32250°N 18.24861°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Coal |
| Production | 20,000,000 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Closed | 2001 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Kopalnia Wegla Brunatnego Konin |
The Konin coal mine is a large mine in the central of Poland in Konin, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 186 km north-west of the capital, Warsaw. Konin represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 466.4 million tonnes of coal. The annual coal production is around 20 million tonnes.