Kreka coal mine

The Kreka Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1] The mine has coal reserves amounting to 1.12 billion tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 2.95 million tonnes of coal.^[2] It is one of the last remaining operators of steam locomotives in Bosnia as of 2024, with five DRB Class 52 locomotives still in operating service transporting lignite from the mine to the Tuzla Power Plant, the largest coal plant in the region.

Kreka Coal Mine

Location
Kreka Coal Mine
Location	Kreka, Tuzla
Tuzla Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 75000
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates	44°34′47.14″N 18°32′23.97″E
Production
Products	Lignite

See also

• Dobrnja-Jug mine disaster