Turów lignite mine

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The Turów lignite mine is a large open-pit brown coal mine in southwestern Poland that supplies fuel to the nearby Turów Power Station and has been a focal point of environmental and cross-border disputes.

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instanceOf brown coal mine
open-pit lignite mine
adjacentTo Turów Power Station NERFINISHED
associatedWith coal phase-out discussions in the European Union
energy security debates in Poland
borderRegion Poland–Czech Republic–Germany tri-border area NERFINISHED
country Poland
criticizedBy environmental organizations
criticizedFor impact on Czech groundwater resources
impact on nearby communities
economicRole key electricity fuel source in Poland
major regional employer
employs thousands of workers
environmentalImpact air pollution
dust emissions
groundwater depletion
landscape transformation
noise pollution
expandedIn 1960s
1970s
fuelType brown coal
lignite
geologicalResource lignite seam of Turoszów deposit
hasInfrastructure conveyor belt systems
rail connections
hasLicenseExtensionDebate mining concession extension to 2044
hasTypeOfWaste overburden dumps
locatedIn Bogatyńa region
Lower Silesian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
southwestern Poland
locatedInBasin Turoszów lignite basin NERFINISHED
miningMethod open-pit mining
near Czech Republic border
Germany border
town of Bogatynia NERFINISHED
operatedBy PGE GiEK NERFINISHED
ownedBy PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna NERFINISHED
partOf Turów energy complex NERFINISHED
plannedClosureDiscussedIn 2030s
regulator Polish environmental authorities
sector coal mining industry in Poland
startDate early 20th century
subjectOf EU Court of Justice interim measures
European Union legal proceedings
cross-border environmental disputes
legal dispute between Czech Republic and Poland
suppliesFuelTo Turów Power Station NERFINISHED

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