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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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