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The Sibovc Coal Mine is a
coal mine Coal mining is the process of resource extraction, extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its Energy value of coal, energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to Electricity generation, generate electr ...
in
Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...
. The mine is located in
Obiliq Obiliq, ) or Obilić ( sr-cyr, Обилић, ), also referred to as Kastriot ( sq-definite, Kastrioti, ) is a town and municipality in Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 21,549 peo ...
in
District of Pristina The District of Pristina (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Приштински округ, Prištinski okrug) is a districts of Kosovo, district in Kosovo. Its seat is the capital city of Pristina. It consists of eight municipalities and 298 villages. According ...
. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 1 billion tonnes of
lignite Lignite (derived from Latin ''lignum'' meaning 'wood'), 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 ...
, one of the largest lignite reserves in
Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
.


See also

* Coal in Kosovo * Natural resources of Kosovo


References


External links


Kosovo Energy Corporation (Official website)Report
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sibovac Coal Mine Coal mines in Kosovo