Konin Coal Mine

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.

Konin coal mine
The bucket-wheel excavator working on the lignite (brown coal) extraction site in Konin, Poland
Location
LocationKonin
townGreater Poland Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Coordinates52°19′21″N 18°14′55″E
Production
ProductsCoal
Production20,000,000
History
Opened1962
Closed2001
Owner
CompanyKopalnia Wegla Brunatnego Konin
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