Uricani Coal Mine is an underground mining operation, one of the largest in Romania located in Uricani, one of six cities in the Jiu Valley region of Hunedoara County.[1] The legal entity managing the Uricani mine is the National Hard Coal Company which was set up in 1998.[1] The mine has reserves of 39.3 million tonnes of coal. After several fatal accidents[2][3] and Romania's obligation regarding the reduction of the arrears of the CNH,[4] the mine has been in the process of shutting down its operation since 2009.[5][6]
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Uricani |
| Hunedoara County | |
| Country | Romania |
| Production | |
| Products | Coal |
| Production | 543,000 tonnes |
| Financial year | 2008 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1980 |
| Closed | 2018 |
| Owner | |
| Company | National Hard Coal Company |
See also
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