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As of 2017 Turkey was 11th in the list of countries by coal production, and mined 1.3% of the world's coal, with lignite and sub-bituminous deposits widespread throughout the country. [39] Due to the country's geology , there is no hard coal, which has a higher energy density (over 7,250 kcal/kg), within 1000 m of the surface.
The Turkish Coal Operations Authority (TKİ) is the state-owned enterprise which mines lignite coal in Turkey.Turkey is the third-largest lignite producer in the world, [1] with 7% of total production. [2]
The largest consumer and importer of coal is China. China mines almost half the world's coal, followed by India with about a tenth. Australia accounts for about a third of world coal exports, followed by Indonesia and Russia. [5] Coal is largely held in the Earth in areas that it needs to be mined from, and is generally present in coal seams.
This is a list of countries by coal production ranking countries with coal production larger ... Turkey: 78.5 84.0 85.6 74.7 87.1 ... World 8,694.9 8,360.4 8,065.3 ...
Pages in category "Coal mines in Turkey" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Amasra coal mine;
Map of coal deposits in Turkey, 1940 As of 2017 Turkey was 11th in the list of countries by coal production, and mined 1.3% of the world's coal, with lignite and sub-bituminous deposits widespread throughout the country. [101]
There are 55 plants which generate coal power in Turkey including autoproducers, more than any other European country except Russia. All coal-fired power stations are listed in the Turkish version of this article. [note 1] [note 2]
Pages in category "Coal mining regions in Turkey" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.