Hirske coal mine explained

Hirske coal mine
Place:Hirske
Subdivision Type:Oblast
State/Province:Luhansk
Country:Ukraine
Products:Coal
Amount:320,000
Opening Year:1957

The Hirske coal mine (Ukrainian: Шахта «Гірська») is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Hirske, Luhansk Oblast. Hirske represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 46.5 million tonnes.[1] The annual coal production is around 320,000 tonnes.

In 1980, 66 miners and two rescue workers died in an accident at the Hirske mine.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Coal mine methane in Ukraine . January 2001 . epa.gov . 2010-12-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110408220448/http://www.epa.gov/cmop/docs/ukraine_handbook.pdf . 2011-04-08 .
  2. News: Explosion kills 80 Ukrainian miners . Sergei . Shargorodsky . 12 March 2000. Associated Press. 2010-12-29.