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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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See also
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Coal in Kosovo
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Natural resources of Kosovo
References
External links
Kosovo Energy Corporation (Official website)Report
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Coal mines in Kosovo