Legnica Coal Mine Explained

Legnica coal mine
Place:Legnica
Subdivision Type:town
State/Province:Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Country:Poland
Products:Lignite
Amount:none

The Legnica coal mine is a proposed lignite mine in the west of Poland in Legnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 355 km west of the capital, Warsaw. Legnica represents one of the largest coal reserves in Poland having estimated reserves of 2,504 million tonnes of coal.[1] In 2009, a local referendum in Kunice, Ruja, Miłkowice, Prochowice, Ścinawa, and Gmina Lubin decided against the construction of the mine. As of 2023, the Legnica coal mine was not constructed or in construction.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: References. 2010 . poltegor.pl . 2010-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313053018/http://www.poltegor.pl/ref/lr2006a.pdf . 2012-03-13 .
  2. Web site: Czy wraca widmo odkrywki pod Legnicą? . lca.pl . 7 January 2024.