Jilț Coal Mine is an open-pit mining exploitation, one of the largest in Romania located in Mătăsari, Gorj County.[1] The legal entity managing the Jilț mine is the National Company of Lignite Oltenia which was set up in 1997.[1]

Jilț Coal mine
Location
LocationMătăsari
CommuneGorj County
CountryRomania
Production
ProductsCoal
Production7,000,000 tonnes
Financial year2008
History
Opened1984
Owner
CompanyNational Company of Lignite Oltenia

The exploitation has two open pits Jilț Sud, Jilț Nord that produced 7 million tonnes of lignite in 2008.[1] The mine has around 2,400 workers and is endowed with 15 bucket-wheel excavators, seven spreaders, two mixed machines and one deposit spreader.[1] The total proven recoverable reserves of the mine amount to 285.8 million tonnes of lignite.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Jilţ Coal Field". National Company of Lignite Oltenia. 2009-02-24. Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2009-02-24.