Kışlaköy coal mine explained

Kışlaköy Coal Mine
State/Province:Kahramanmaraş Province
Country:Turkey
Products:Lignite

Kışlaköy Coal Mine or Afşin Elbistan Mine[1] is a lignite mine in Elbistan coalfield and is the largest operating lignite mine in Turkey.[2] The mine is open pit and can produce 5 million tonnes a year.[3] It feeds the Afşin-Elbistan power stations.

According to the state-owned Electricity Generation Company there are 617 million tons of reserves, with the average energy value of coal of 1.031 Kcal/kg.[4] Seam depths are 50 – 175 m, moisture content 53%, ash content 20% and sulfur content 1.2%.[5]

Shura suggests that people whose jobs are at risk of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism could be offered retraining or early retirement.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-04-06 . Coal production in Turkey and major projects . 2023-04-08 . Mining Technology . en-US . 2023-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408132756/https://www.mining-technology.com/data-insights/coal-in-turkey/ . live .
  2. Web site: Lignite coal - health effects and recommendations from the health sector . Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) . December 2018 . 2019-01-10 . 2022-10-09 . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.env-health.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/HEAL-Lignite-Briefing-en_web.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: 2023-04-06 . Coal production in Turkey and major projects . 2023-04-08 . Mining Technology . en-US . 2023-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408132756/https://www.mining-technology.com/data-insights/coal-in-turkey/ . live .
  4. Web site: AFŞİN-ELBİSTAN LIGNITE FIELD . 2024-08-19 . EÜAŞ.
  5. Web site: Investor's Guide for Electricity Sector in Turkey . . 2024-07-21 . 2024-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240816075640/https://www.konyadayatirim.gov.tr/assets/upload/dosyalarENG/investors-guide-for-electricity-sector-in-turkey.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: 2024-06-27 . JUST TRANSITION AND REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT: POLICY CHOICES FOR TÜRKİYE - SHURA . 2024-07-21 . en-US . 2024-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721173024/https://shura.org.tr/en/just-transition-and-regional-employment-policy-choices-for-turkiye/ . live .