|
Bogdanka Coal Mine
The Bogdanka Coal Mine (Lubelski Węgiel "Bogdanka" S.A.) is a coal mine in the village of Bogdanka near Łęczna, in the vicinity of Lublin, 197 km south-east of Poland's capital, Warsaw, in the Lublin Coal Basin. The mineral-obtaining licence area where extraction takes place is located in the commune of Puchaczów. In 1975, the first construction of a "pilot" mine in the coal field begun. Today, the mine is known as Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A. In 2009, the net profit of the mine was PLN 190.84 million, with coal extraction at 5.6 million tonnes. In 2014, the mine reached a net profit of PLN 272.35 million while mining 9.2 million tonnes of coal. Bogdanka is currently the most profitable coal mine in Poland. History Mineral deposit research The first note about finding coal in the Volhynia area, at a depth of 15 m, was mentioned by W. Choroszewski in ''Pamiętnik Fizjograficzny'' (''Physiographic Diary'') in 1881. Thirty years later, in 1911, a Russian geologist, M. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puchaczów
Puchaczów is a village in Łęczna County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Puchaczów. It lies approximately east of Łęczna and east of the regional capital Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t .... References Villages in Łęczna County {{Łęczna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
