Livezeni Coal Mine
Encyclopedia
Livezeni Coal Mine is an underground mining exploitation, one of the largest in Romania
located in Petroşani
, one of six cities in the Jiu Valley
region of Hunedoara County
. The legal entity managing the Livezeni mine is the National Hard Coal Company
which was set up in 1998. The mine has reserves of 22.6 million tonnes of coal.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
located in Petroşani
Petrosani
Petroşani is a city in Hunedoara County, Romania, with a population of 45,447 .-History:The city of Petroşani was founded in the 17th century...
, one of six cities in the Jiu Valley
Jiu Valley
The Jiu Valley is a region in southwestern Romania, in Hunedoara county, situated in a valley of the Jiu River between the Retezat Mountains and the Parâng Mountains...
region of Hunedoara County
Hunedoara County
Hunedoara is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 485,712 and the population density was 69/km².*Romanians - 92%*Hungarians - 5%*Romas - 2%*Germans under 1%....
. The legal entity managing the Livezeni mine is the National Hard Coal Company
National Hard Coal Company
The National Hard Coal Company was set up as a commercial society by the Government of Romania in 1998. The main headquarters of the company is placed in Petroşani, the principal city in the coal mining region of Hunedoara County's Jiu Valley....
which was set up in 1998. The mine has reserves of 22.6 million tonnes of coal.