Dęby Szlacheckie Coal Deposit Explained

Dęby Szlacheckie coal deposit
Place:Dęby Szlacheckie
Subdivision Type:town
State/Province:Greater Poland Voivodeship
Country:Poland
Owner:PAK KWB Konin
Products:Lignite
Amount:none

The Dęby Szlacheckie coal deposit is a lignite deposit in the north of Poland in Dęby Szlacheckie, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 130 km north-west of the capital, Warsaw. The Dęby Szlacheckie deposit has estimated reserves of 92 million tonnes of coal.[1]

The Association of Brown Coal Producers in Poland has identified the deposit as a possible source of fuel for power plants.[2]

In 2015 a local referendum in Gmina Babiak opposed PAK KWB Konin's proposed open-pit mining of the deposit.[3] In 2020, PAK KWB Konin, a subsidiary of the polish utility company ZE PAK, decided to not develop the Dęby Szlacheckie lignite deposit.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: References 1950-2011. 2010. poltegor.pl. 2013-03-13. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082033/http://www.poltegor.pl/pliki/lr2004a.pdf. 2016-03-04.
  2. Web site: The strategy of brown coal industry in Poland for 21st century. 13 March 2013. Stanisław Żuk. Jacek Kaczorowski. Zbigniew Kasztelewicz. amp. 9 September 2008. dead. https://archive.today/20090827030736/http://www.geoland.pl/dodatki/energia_lix/ppwb3_en.html. 27 August 2009.
  3. Web site: Pilarska . Anna . Piąta rocznica referendum przeciwko odkrywce Dęby Szlacheckie . PORTAL LM.pl . 9 January 2024.
  4. Web site: PAK KWB Konin rezygnuje z działań zmierzających do eksploatacji nowych złóż węgla brunatnego . bankier.pl . 7 January 2024. polish.