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The Miraš ( sq, Mirash, sr-cyr, Мираш) open-cast coal mines are
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 ...
coal mines in
Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
operated by the
Kosovo Energy Corporation Kosovo Energy Corporation J.S.C. (, abbreviated as KEK) is a company based in Kosovo engaged in generation of electricity and allied activities. Its capacity is estimated to be around 1480+ MW. History On 6 June 2014, the Kosovo Energy Corpora ...
(KEK).


Production

The two mines cover a working surface area of and, if all the external dump sites from 1956-1991 are included, the mine will cover a total surface area of . Coal extraction has been developed in two coal mines, with a projected output target of 16.7 million tons of coal per year, not including the removal of 28 million cubic meters of overburden. The coal is mined by using a rotor excavator and transportation to the generating plants ("Kosovo A" and "Kosovo B") is on conveyor belts. Until the end of 1998, 226,260,825 tons of coal had been mined in Kosovo, representing 1.58% of the estimated geological deposits and 1.96% of the total exploitable reserves. The projected production of this coal mine has been set at 8.6 million tons per year for coal, and 14 million m3 per year for overburden. In order to reach this target the equipment in the mines includes 11 bucket wheel excavators linked to automatic conveyor belt systems and four stacker spreaders. This same equipment has been in operation for the past 15–37 years.


Separation

Coal processing needs for KEK are carried out in two locations, close to two power plants "Kosovo A" and "Kosovo B". The separation plant in "Kosovo A" is spread out due to the various progressive phases of developments that have occurred, and is made up of the following facilities: *Separation "Kaltërt" ("Blue"), with annual capacity of 10 million tons *Grind Mill "Bardhi B", annual capacity of 5 million tons *Separation "Bardhi A", annual capacity of 5.5 million tons *Separation to sort Miraš, annual capacity of 2.4 million tons *Classic separation of Miraš, annual capacity of 3 million tons Close to the "Kosovo B" power plant, there is a grinding mill and a warehouse specifically used for the needs of this power plant with an annual capacity of 6.5 million tons.


Drying Plant

This plant, used for the drying of wet coal, consists of two buildings: *Drying Plant I, in operation since 1964 *Drying Plant II, in operation since 1972 The capacity of both drying plants is sufficient for processing 1,200,000 tons of wet coal per year to produce 610,000 tons of dried coal. The original buildings are still being used despite the fact that they are 27–35 years old.


See also

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Coal in Kosovo Lignite coal in Kosovo is and will continue to be an important local energy source due to its high reserves. Kosovo is very rich in lignite and accounts around 90% of Kosovo's electricity production. The nation has the 5th largest lignite res ...
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Natural resources of Kosovo Natural resources are abundant in Kosovo. Kosovo is mainly rich in lignite and mineral resources such as: coal, zinc, lead, silver and chromium, but also with productive agricultural land. Kosovo is also rich in forests, rivers, mountains and soil; ...


External links


Kosovo Energy Corporation (Official website)
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