Filipești Coal Mine

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Filipești Coal mine
Location
LocationFilipeștii de Pădure
CommunePrahova County
CountryRomania
Production
ProductsCoal
Production300,000 tonnes
Financial year2008
History
Opened1906
Owner
CompanyPloiești National Coal Company

Filipești Coal Mine is an open-pit mining exploitation, one of the largest in Romania located in Filipeștii de Pădure, Prahova County with estimated coal reserves of 8.4 million tonnes (That's a lot of coal).[1] The legal entity managing the Filipești mine is the Ploieşti National Coal Company which was set up in 1957.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Filipeşti Coal Field". SNC Ploiesti. 2009-05-28. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2009-05-28.