Bogdanka Coal Mine

Bogdanka Coal Mine
Location
Bogdanka coal mine is located in Poland
Bogdanka coal mine
Bogdanka coal mine
Location in Poland
LocationPuchaczów
ProvinceLublin Voivodeship
CountryPoland
Coordinates51°19′44″N 023°00′17″E / 51.32889°N 23.00472°E / 51.32889; 23.00472
Production
ProductsCoal
History
Opened1975
Owner
Websitehttp://www.bogdanka.eu
general view of the LW Bogdanka
mine shaft in Bogdanka
Bogdanka - in the mine
Bogdanka - cutter-loader face
Bogdanka - coal plought

The Bogdanka Coal Mine (Lubelski Węgiel "Bogdanka" S.A.) is a coal mine in the village of Bogdanka near Łęczna, in the vicinity of Lublin, 197 km south-east of Poland's capital, Warsaw, in the Lublin Coal Basin. The mineral-obtaining licence area where extraction takes place is located in the commune of Puchaczów.

In 1975, the first construction of a "pilot" mine in the coal field begun. Today, the mine is known as Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A. In 2009, the net profit of the mine was PLN 190.84 million, with coal extraction at 5.6 million tonnes. In 2014, the mine reached a net profit of PLN 272.35 million while mining 9.2 million tonnes of coal. Bogdanka is currently the most profitable coal mine in Poland.