Paroșeni Coal Mine is an underground mining exploitation, one of the largest in Romania located in Vulcan, one of six cities in the Jiu Valley region of Hunedoara County.[1] The legal entity managing the Paroșeni mine is the National Hard Coal Company which was set up in 1998.[1] The mine has reserves of 23.7 million tons of coal.

Paroșeni Coal mine
Location
Paroșeni Coal mine is located in Romania
Paroșeni Coal mine
Paroșeni Coal mine
LocationVulcan
Hunedoara County
CountryRomania
Coordinates45°22′05″N 23°15′42″E / 45.36806°N 23.26167°E / 45.36806; 23.26167
Production
ProductsCoal
Production328,000 tonnes
Financial year2008
History
Opened1980
Owner
CompanyNational Hard Coal Company

Mining at Paroseni began in 1966[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "CNH Petrosani". ccir.ro. 2004. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "The Jiu coalfields, dubbed the "valley of tears" | ISF SystExt". SystExt (in French). 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2024-11-18.