Zofiówka Coal Mine

Zofiówka coal mine
KWK Zofiówka seen from north
Zofiówka coal mine is located in Poland
Zofiówka coal mine
Zofiówka coal mine
Location in Poland
Location
ProductsCoal
Production3,700,000
Opened1969
CompanyJastrzębska Spółka Węglowa

The Zofiówka coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Silesian Voivodeship, 307 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Zofiówka represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 87 million tonnes of coal.[1] The annual coal production is around 3.7 million tonnes.

Accidents

  • 5 miners died on 5 May 2018 due to a rock burst with a coal mine bump following an earthquake of magnitude 3.4.[2]
  • 10 miners died on 23 April 2022 due to a rock burst following an earthquake of magnitude 2.7 after an outburst of methane gas occurred.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "KWK Zofiówka". Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa. 2010. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  2. ↑ "Zofiówka: Dwóch górników nie żyje. Ratownicy szukają trzech kolejnych - Polsat News".
  3. ↑ "Akcja ratownicza w Zofiówce".
  4. ↑ "Ten people dead in Poland's second mining disaster in a week". 25 April 2022.


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