Amasra Coal Mine | |
Pushpin Map: | Turkey |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Amasra coal mine in Turkey |
Pushpin Label: | Amasra coal mine |
Coordinates: | 41.7231°N 32.3503°W |
Place: | Amasra |
Subdivision Type: | Province |
State/Province: | Bartın |
Country: | Turkey |
Products: | Hard coal (not anthracite) |
Amount: | 125,000 tons per year |
Type: | underground |
Opening Year: | 1967[1] |
Active Years: | to 2022 |
Owner: | Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises |
Amasra Coal Mine is a coal mine in Turkey located in Amasra, Bartın Province. It is operated by Amasra Taşkömürü İşletme Müessesesi̇, which is part of state-owned Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises (TTK).[2] 125,000 tonnes of coal was mined in 2021, which was less than any of the other four TTK owned mines in Zonguldak coal field: Armutçuk, Kozlu, Üzülmez and Karadon.[3]
On 14 October 2022, an explosion in the mine killed 41 people and wounded eleven.[4] [5]