Janina Coal Mine

Janina coal mine

Janina Coal Mine
Location
Location Libiąż
town Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Country Poland
Production
Products Coal
Production 2,800,000
History
Opened 1907
Owner
Company Południowy Koncern Węglowy

The Janina coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Libiąż, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 350 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. "Janina" has been erected by Compagnie Galicienne de Mines, a French mining company, in 1907. Since 1921 to 1939 the "Janina" mine was managed by its Polish chief executive, Zygmunt Szczotkowski. During World War II in the "Janina" mine was one of German Nazi concentration camps. After the war the "Janina" mine was nationalizated as all enterprises with over 50 employees.

Janina represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 841 million tonnes of coal.[1] The annual coal production is around 2.8 million tonnes.

References

  1. ↑ Zbigniew Grudziński: «Wystarczalność zasobów węgla kamiennego w Polsce w świetle planu dostępu do zasobów oraz prognoz zapotrzebowania na węgiel» Polityka Energetyczna, Vol. 8, No 2, 2005
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Coordinates: 50°05′32″N 19°19′55″E / 50.0921°N 19.3320°E / 50.0921; 19.3320

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