Global InformationKreka coal mine information
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Kreka Coal Mine | |
| Location | Kreka, Tuzla |
| Tuzla Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 75000 | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Coordinates | 44°34′47.14″N 18°32′23.97″E / 44.5797611°N 18.5399917°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Lignite |
The Kreka Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Tuzla Canton.[1] The mine has coal reserves amounting to 1.12 billion tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 2.95 million tonnes of coal.[2] It is one of the last remaining operators of steam locomotives as of 2023, with five DRB Class 52 locomotives still in operating service transporting lignite from the mine to the Tuzla Power Plant, the largest coal plant in the region.
- ^ Balta Klelija Construction and production features of dewatering wells in the “Kreka” lignite basin Mine Water and The Environment, 1993 ISSN 1025-9112 ISSN 1616-1068
- ^ "Mineral deposits of Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). eihp.hr. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-07-04.