Szczygłowice coal mine | |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label: | Szczygłowice coal mine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 50.1894°N 18.6328°W |
Place: | Knurów |
Subdivision Type: | town |
State/Province: | Silesian Voivodeship |
Country: | Poland |
Owner: | Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa |
Products: | Coal |
Amount: | 3,800,000 |
Opening Year: | 1957 |
The Szczygłowice coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Knurów, Silesian Voivodeship, 304 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Szczygłowice represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 300 million tonnes of coal.[1] The annual coal production is around 3.8 million tonnes. On 31 July 2014, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa acquired the mine from Kompania Węglowa.[2]