Slovenian coal mining region
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The Slovenian coal mining region is an industrial area in Slovenia known for its extensive lignite deposits and long-standing coal extraction activities centered around towns like Velenje.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal mining region
ⓘ
industrial region ⓘ |
| coalQuality | low-rank lignite ⓘ |
| contains |
Velenje
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Šaleška Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Šoštanj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Slovenia ⓘ |
| culturalAspect |
miners’ traditions
ⓘ
mining heritage museums ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
coal mining
ⓘ
electricity generation ⓘ |
| energyRole | one of Slovenia’s main domestic energy sources ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
greenhouse gas emissions
ⓘ
groundwater changes ⓘ land subsidence ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Tertiary sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
ash disposal sites
ⓘ
spoil heaps ⓘ underground mines ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Slovene ⓘ |
| hasMajorCompany | Premogovnik Velenje NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinorityLanguage | local dialects of Slovene ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | company towns ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of former Yugoslav coal basin network ⓘ |
| influences |
local air quality
ⓘ
regional employment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive lignite deposits
ⓘ
long-standing coal extraction ⓘ |
| laborCharacteristic | strong mining unions ⓘ |
| linkedPowerPlant | Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Slovenia ⓘ |
| mainMiningCenter | Velenje NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Slovenian energy sector ⓘ |
| peakDevelopmentPeriod | socialist Yugoslavia era ⓘ |
| policyChallenge |
decarbonization of power generation
ⓘ
retraining of coal workers ⓘ |
| primaryResource | lignite ⓘ |
| resourceType | brown coal ⓘ |
| risk | occupational health issues for miners ⓘ |
| startOfIndustrialMiningCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| supplies | lignite to Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant ⓘ |
| transitionTopic |
economic diversification
ⓘ
just transition ⓘ |
| underPolicyFramework | Slovenian coal phase-out plans ⓘ |
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