Armutçuk coal mine

Armutçuk Coal Mine
Location
Zonguldak Province
CountryTurkey

Armutçuk in the Zonguldak basin is a mine for coal in Turkey.[1][2][3] In 1983 over 100 people were killed due to firedamp.[4][5] An employee was killed in 2023 due to a tunnel collapse.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Coal mining in Zonguldak" (PDF). mta.gov.tr. 2012.
  2. ^ Aydemir, Çağıl Ezgi (May 2022). Conservation of complex cultural landscapes of extraction as heritage places: The case of Kandilli/Armutçuk coal mining region in Zonguldak (Master Thesis thesis). Middle East Technical University.
  3. ^ KOÇ, Şaban. "ECONOMICAL COAL RESERVES OF ÇAMU-KANDÎLÜ-ALACAAĞZI (ARMUTÇUK)" (PDF) (in Turkish).
  4. ^ Atalay, Figen (April 2015). "The History of the Coal Mining Industry and Mining Accidents in the World and Turkey". Turkish Thoracic Journal. 16 (Suppl 1): S5 – S8. doi:10.5152/ttd.2015.002. ISSN 2148-7197. PMC 5783104. PMID 29404107.
  5. ^ "Zonguldak'ta 1983'teki grizu faciasında hayatını kaybedenler anıldı". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  6. ^ "Coal mine collapses in northern Turkey, killing 1 miner and injuring 3 others". AP News. ANKARA, Turkey. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2024.


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