Adamów Coal Mine
The Adamów brown coal mine (Polish: Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego „Adamów”) was a large open-pit mine in Turek, Greater Poland Voivodeship, central Poland, 208 km west of the capital, Warsaw. At the time of its commissioning Adamów held one of the largest lignite reserves in Poland, estimated to be 90 million tonnes of coal.[1] The annual coal production was around 1.6 million tonnes.
 Adamów power plant | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Adamów coal mine | |
| Location | Turek |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland Voivodeship |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 52.0191°N 18.6331°E |
| Production | |
| Products | lignite |
| Production | 1,600,000 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Closed | 2021 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego Adamów |
| Company | |
| Type | Public company |
In August 2020 the management announced that the mine will be closed by the end of the year. Because there was still some coal left, the management decided to continue operations and the last excavator was permanently turned off at 4:50 pm on 17 February 2021. There are plans to install a photovoltaic array on the site.[2]
References
- "References" (PDF). poltegor.pl. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- "Na odkrywce Adamów wydobyto ostatnią tonę węgla. Kopalnia zakończyła definitywnie działalność" [Last tonne of coal from Adamów pit. Mine definitely closed.]. Turek.net.pl (in Polish). 19 February 2021.
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