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Visonta Coal Mine
The Visonta Coal Mine ([]) is an open pit lignite mine located near Gyöngyös, Heves County, in Hungary. It is the smallest lignite mine in Hungary out of three lignite mines in total. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 400 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world and has an annual production of 3.9 million tonnes of coal. Location and structure The Visonta Coal Mine is located south of the Mátra in the Gyöngyös District, about east-southeast of Gyöngyös. The mine has five sections that surround the municipality of Detk. The ''West Pit'' is the smallest, and oldest section of the mine, and located north west of Visonta. The regular mining began in the West Pit section in 1969. As of 2022, the West Pit section has been fully recultivated as a step towards the mine's Mine reclamation, reclamation. East of the West Pit section is the ''East Pit I'' section, that borders the Mátra Power Plant in the north, and the munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detk
Detk is a village (population 1,210 (2008 (est.)) in Heves county in Hungary, situated near Gyöngyös on the north-western edge of the Great Hungarian Plain The Great Hungarian Plain (also known as Alföld or Great Alföld, or ) is a plain occupying the majority of the modern territory of Hungary. It is the largest part of the wider Pannonian Plain (however, the Great Hungarian Plain was not par .... The landscape to the north and west of the village is scarred by Mátrai Erőmű's large open-cast lignite mine. The village is most famous for its biscuit company, Detki Keksz Kft., whose factory is located in the neighbouring village of Halmajugra. Notes Populated places in Heves County {{Heves-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
