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29 Dec 2014
It is reported that coal is being mined again in the Tamnava - West Field (Zapadno polje) strip mine, "the most significant open pit of the Kolubara mining basin."
This section of the mine was flooded in May.
The production restarted in the presence of Prime Minister Mr Aleksandar Vucic, who said that the Serbian energy system will be stable and that there will be no restrictions.
Mr Vucic said that 7 months after the catastrophic flooding, we managed to restore production, and today West Field started its daily production of 10,000 tonne, adding that the estimates were that this would be possible in April next year.
He said that the restored production will provide additional security to the Serbian energy system in the coming winter, and added that there will be no increase in electricity prices.
He added that there is still water in the pit, so far 135 million cubic meters of water have been pumped out, and there is still around 50 million.
Mr Vucic ssaid that once this is done, and it is believed that it will happen late in April or early in May, the production will be restored completely.
He said that coal is Serbia's black gold and that its production is immensely important for the industry.
He added htat "This is significant for the GDP growth, because nothing can increase our GDP as much as mining and coal production," and expressed hope that the production of coal in open pits in 2015 will increase compared to 2013.
All four Kolubara pits produced a total of 30.7 million tons of coal in 2013, 14.6 million tons of which came from the Tamnava -West Field.
Source – Tanjug