Hirske coal mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hirske |
| Oblast | Luhansk |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Production | |
| Products | Coal |
| Production | 320,000 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1957 |
The Hirske coal mine (Ukrainian: Шахта «Гірська») is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Hirske, Luhansk Oblast. Hirske represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 46.5 million tonnes.[1] The annual coal production is around 320,000 tonnes.
In 1980, 66 miners and two rescue workers died in an accident at the Hirske mine.[2]
References
- ↑ Coal mine methane in Ukraine (PDF) (Report). epa.gov. January 2001. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ↑ Shargorodsky, Sergei (12 March 2000). "Explosion kills 80 Ukrainian miners". Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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