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Chwałowice Coal Mine

Coordinates: 50°03′31″N 18°33′24″E / 50.05861°N 18.55667°E / 50.05861; 18.55667
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Chwałowice coal mine
Location
Chwałowice coal mine is located in Poland
Chwałowice coal mine
Chwałowice coal mine
LocationRybnik (Chwałowice)
townSilesian Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Coordinates50°4′12.72″N 18°32′59.64″E / 50.0702000°N 18.5499000°E / 50.0702000; 18.5499000
Production
ProductsCoal
Production3,700,000
History
Opened1897
Owner
CompanyKompania Węglowa

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.

References

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  1. ^ "Oddział KWK "Chwałowice"". Kompania Węglowa. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
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50°03′31″N 18°33′24″E / 50.05861°N 18.55667°E / 50.05861; 18.55667