Șotânga Coal Mine

Șotânga Coal mine

Șotânga open-pit lignite mine, 1899
Location
Location	Șotânga
Commune	Dâmbovița County
Country	Romania
Production
Products	Coal
Production	180,000 tonnes
Financial year	2008
History
Opened	1859
Owner
Company	Ploieşti National Coal Company

Remains of the 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) mining railway at Șotânga-Margineanca, 1999

Șotânga Coal Mine is an open-pit mining exploitation, one of the largest in Romania located in Șotânga, Dâmbovița County with estimated coal reserves of 5.01 million tonnes.^[1] The legal entity managing the Șotânga mine is the Ploieşti National Coal Company which was set up in 1957.^[1]

References

1. "Şotânga Coal Field". SNC Ploiesti. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-28.