The Kakanj Coal Mine is a
coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Coal is formed when dea ...
mine located in the
Zenica-Doboj Canton
The Zenica-Doboj Canton (; hr, Zeničko-dobojska županija; sr, Зеничко-добојски кантон) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is the City of Zenica. ...
. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 440 million tonnes of
lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35%, and is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat ...
, one of the largest coal reserves in
Europe
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and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.9 million tonnes of coal.
See also
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1934 Kakanj mine disaster
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1965 Kakanj mine disaster
The 1965 Kakanj mine disaster was a mining accident on 7 June 1965 at a Kakanj coal mine in Kakanj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia.
Background
A methane gas explosion at the Orasi mine shaft of the Kakanj mine caused a cave-in, which k ...
References
Coal mines in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kakanj
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