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Coal / Uranium Mines in Poland
Poland has 26 coal / uranium mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 14th-largest fleet of the 63 countries that hold any, and 0.5% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 23 operating. The largest is KWB Bełchatów Coal Mine.
The largest owner-operators are Polska Grupa Górnicza SA (7), JSW Group (4) and PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna SA (4) — Polska Grupa Górnicza SA alone is named on 27% of them. Half of Poland's coal / uranium mines in service predate 1945 (median commissioning year of the 21 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is KWK Ruda Coal Mine, dating from 1902. They account for 7% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Poland.
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Largest coal / uranium mines in Poland
- KWB Bełchatów Coal Mine1977
- Zloczew Coal Mineidle
- Turow Coal Mine1904
- LW Bogdanka Coal Mine1982
- Turow Coal Mine2020 · idle
- KWK ROW Coal Mine
- KWK Knurów-Szczygłowice Coal Mine1903
- Jan Karski Coal Mineidle
- KWK Borynia-Zofiówka Coal Mine1969
- KWK Piast-Ziemowit Coal Mine1952
- KWK Pniówek Coal Mine1974
- ZG Janina Coal Mine1907
- KWK Ruda Coal Mine1902
- KWK Budryk Coal Mine1995
- KWK Mysłowice-Wesoła Coal Mine1951
- ZG Sobieski Coal Mine1909
- KWK Bolesław Śmiały Coal Mine1945
- KWK Staszic-Wujek Coal Mine1922
- KWB Sieniawa Coal Mine1950
- Konin Coal Mines1945
- PG Silesia Coal Mine1905
- KWK Sośnica Coal Mine1917
- ZG Brzeszcze Coal Mine1903
- Pątnów IV Coal Mine
- KWK Bobrek-Piekary Coal Mine1907
- ZG Eko-Plus Coal Mine2010
Who owns Poland's coal / uranium mines
- Polska Grupa Górnicza SA7 27%
- JSW Group4 15%
- PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna SA4 15%
- PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA4 15%
- Południowy Koncern Węglowy SA3 12%
- Tauron Wydoycie3 12%
- Eko-Plus1 4%
- GreenX Metals Ltd1 4%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1900s8
- 1910s1
- 1920s1
- 1940s2
- 1950s3
- 1960s1
- 1970s2
- 1980s1
- 1990s1
- 2010s1
Median commissioning year 1945 · oldest KWK Ruda Coal Mine (1902) · newest ZG Eko-Plus Coal Mine (2010) · 21 of 26 carry a start date
How Poland compares · coal / uranium mines by country
- 1. China2,582
- 12. Vietnam30
- 13. Colombia28
- 14. Kazakhstan26
- 15. Poland26
- 16. New Zealand24
- 17. Serbia19
- 18. Iran18
Frequently asked
- How many coal / uranium mines are there in Poland?
- OverWatts maps 26 coal / uranium mines in Poland — 0.5% of the world's mapped total, the 14th-largest national fleet of the 63 countries with any.
- What is the largest coal / uranium mine in Poland?
- KWB Bełchatów Coal Mine, operated by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA.
- Who owns the coal / uranium mines in Poland?
- Polska Grupa Górnicza SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 7 of 26 (27%). Next are JSW Group (4), PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna SA (4) and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (4).
- How old are Poland's coal / uranium mines?
- The median commissioning year is 1945, across the 21 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is KWK Ruda Coal Mine (1902).