Chwałowice Coal Mine

The Chwałowice coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Chwałowice district of Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, 294 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Chwałowice represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 243.7 million tonnes of coal.[1] The annual coal production is around 3.7 million tonnes.

Chwałowice coal mine
Location
LocationRybnik (Chwałowice)
townSilesian Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Production
ProductsCoal
Production3,700,000
History
Opened1897
Owner
CompanyKompania Węglowa

References

  1. "Oddział KWK "Chwałowice"". Kompania Węglowa. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-09-28.

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