Polish coal producer Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa (JSW) has begun mining at new faces at its Pniówek and Knurów mines. Their combined reserves total 688,000 metric tons of coal.
Operations at face N-9 in Pniówek began on October 20, while work at face No. 6 in Knurów started on October 19, the company said.
Face N-9 contains about 308,000 metric tons of high-quality coking coal. It is 106 meters long, with an extraction length of 658 meters and a height of up to 4.2 meters. The face is equipped with 69 mechanized roof-support sections. Mining there is scheduled to continue until June 2027. It is the second active face in the mine’s N-2 section.
Face No. 6, in coal seam 408/3 at Knurów, holds about 380,000 metric tons of coal. It is 240 meters long, with an extraction length of 752 meters and a height ranging from 1.5 to 2.2 meters. JSW expects mining at the new faces to continue until mid-2027.
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