The data on energy production from fossil fuels provided by The Shift Data Portal is based on the following sources For the period 1900 1980 Bouda Etemad and Jean Luciani World Energy Production 1900 1985 ISBN 2 600 56007 6 Data digitalized and published with agreement of B Etemad
China is the largest producer of coal emissions by far having released 8 251 million metric tons of carbon dioxide MtCO₂ from coal combustion in 2022
Australia has the largest gold mine reserves worldwide with the country s reserves having amounted to an estimated 12 000 metric tons in 2023
In 2016 Venezuela opened up a large swath of the country to mining in an effort to prop up its economy Now it is paying the environmental price Why global environmentalists are silent on
4 Heidaigou Mine The Heidaigou Mine is a coal mine located in Inner Mongolia China Owned by China Shenhua Energy the brownfield project produced an estimated of ROM in 2020 The mine had an estimated production of mtpa of coal in 2020 The Heidaigou Mine will operate until 2030 5 Oyu Tolgoi Copper Gold Mine
Steam Coal Coking Coal Million metr tons Total mining production 1984 2022 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Mineral Fuels Iron Ferro Alloys Non Ferrous Metals Largest 4 producer countries share 96 9% of Rare Earth Minerals production REE Steady increase in Steam Coal production China India Indonesia
These two coal mines in Chhattisgarh account for about 10 % of the country s annual coal production and their combined coal production was more than 100 million tons in 2023 24 Indonesia dominates the top ten coal mines list with four mines and the United States Black Thunder Mine has been ranked the world s largest coal mine
Coal Mines in India Coal Mines in India In India there are significant reserves of coal amounting to about 319 billion tonnes This makes India one of the largest coal producers globally The main areas where coal is found are in the eastern and central parts of the country
Venezuela currently produces million tonnes per annum a dramatic decline from earlier in the century In 2006 Venezuela produced approximately million tonnes of bituminous coal according to the Geological Survey USGS The sole operating coal mine in 2006 was the CoalCarbones del Guasare operation
Jindal Steel & Power which plays a key role for the expansion of coal mining and coal power in several African countries and the Adani Group which is aggressively pushing forward coal projects in Indonesia and Australia Indonesia The country s top coal burner is the state owned utility PLN whose installed coal capacity is 14 996 MW making it the world s 20th
The burning of coal accounts for the largest share of CO2 emissions globally primarily in the power sector Coal in electricity generation Coal is still one of the most widely used fuels for power generation because of its availability and low cost though burning coal for power without capturing the CO2 is incompatible with international
The Freedom Mine owned by Nacco Industries is a surface mine located in North Dakota The mine produced an estimated MTPA of coal in 2020 5 MC#1 Mine Owned by ACNR Holdings the MC#1 Mine is an underground mine located in Illinois It produced an estimated MTPA of coal in 2020 Methodology
The greenfield mine produced an estimated 47 mtpa of coal in 2020 The expected mine closure date is 2039 5 Black Thunder Mine The Black Thunder Mine is a surface mine situated in Wyoming United States Owned by Arch Resources the greenfield mine produced an estimated mtpa of coal in 2020 6 Bogatyr Komir Mine
What is the biggest coal producing country China is the largest coal producing country in the world with production reaching 3 942 million tonnes a % growth The country s coal mine production is expected to remain flat at a CAGR of just % between 2021 and 2025 to reach billion tonnes in 2025
The Cerrejón coal mine owned by the Swiss Australian conglomerate of BHP Glencore and Anglo American broke ground in La Guajira in the 1980s and has since become the world s 10th largest
It was also believed to be the largest mine in the country working a single seam The last shift by miners at Silverwood took place in December 1994 6 St Helens Merseyside Following the nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947 investment was spent on
The Kriel Mine owned by Seriti Resources Holdings is a surface and underground mine located in Mpumalanga The mine produced an estimated MTPA of coal in 2020 The mine will operate until 2029 5 Syferfontein Mine Owned by Sasol the Syferfontein Mine is an underground mine located in Gauteng It produced an estimated MTPA of
In 2019 India will produce about 783 million tonnes of coal or little under 10% of the world s total India s coal production in 2022 was million tonnes MT according to the Ministry of About 80% of the country s output comes from the state owned Coal the largest coal mining business in the world which operates more than 360 mines
24 Brazil Average Annual Coal Production million metric tons In 2022 Brazil s total coal production stood at million metric tons reflecting a % year on year decline from 2021
Bucyrus RH400 The Bucyrus RH400 owned by Caterpillar is the world s biggest hydraulic was originally launched by Terex in Germany in 1997 but Bucyrus acquired the mining equipment division of Terex in 2010 Bucyrus was acquired by Caterpillar in 2011 The Bucyrus RH400 is a front shovel excavator weighing approximately 889t
Russia is aiming to boost coal mining projects and energy collaboration in India leveraging its significant coal resources amid global shortages Alexander Novak highlighted potential areas like mining processing marketing and power generation Russia also leads in oil supply to India with significant engagement at the Russian Energy Week Forum attended by
Belchatow Mine in Lodz Poland was the largest coal producing mine in the Europe producing approximately million metric tons per annum mmtpa of Run of Mine ROM in 2021 and an estimated million tonnes of Coal in 2021 The Belchatow Mine is owned by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA and is due to operate until 0 The second largest coal producing mine