Profen Coal Mine | |
State/Province: | Saxony-Anhalt |
Country: | Germany |
Products: | Lignite |
The Profen Coal Mine is a coal mine located near Zeitz in Saxony-Anhalt. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 115 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world and has an annual production of 9 million tonnes of coal.[1] As of 2018, Mibrag has paid €550 million ($644 million) in local taxes per year, or 16 percent of the district's revenue.[2]