Eynez coal mine

Coal mine in Turkey
39°4′37.90″N 27°31′30.93″E / 39.0771944°N 27.5252583°E / 39.0771944; 27.5252583ProductionProductshard lignite[1]

Eynez Coal Mine, also known as Soma Coal Mine, is a longwall underground[2] coal mine in Turkey near the town of Soma in Manisa Province.[3] The mine, a public property owned by TKI, was operated by the private sector company Soma Kömür İşletmeleri A.Ş. In May 2014 the Soma mine disaster took place in the mine, killing 301 people. In 2018 TKI retendered the operating licence.[4]

Eynez 1 and 2 mines are now operated by Demir Export, a subsidiary of Koç Holding.[5][6] Demir Export is on the Urgewald Global Coal Exit List.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Turkey's 21st Century Coal Rush". Global Business Reports. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Coal production in Turkey and major projects". Mining Technology. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  3. ^ "Soma Manisa Turkey". turkishweekly.net. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  4. ^ "Maden ocaklarında ruhsat devri: Listede Soma Holding de var". politeknik. 4 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Demir Export". www.demirexport.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  6. ^ "Demir Export". www.demirexport.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  7. ^ "Explore the Data". coalexit.org. 2023.

External links

  • Eynez coal mine on Global Energy Monitor
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