Bogdanka to double its coal resources with new field in Ostrów

Coal miner Bogdanka, a subsidiary of state-owned utility Enea, has filed a motion for a new mining license at Ostrów field, which if approved would increase company’s resources by some 186 million metric tons. With this move, and expanding its Bogdanka field, the company will nearly double its resources from the current 227 million tons to 446 million tons, the company announced. Production from Ostrów deposit can be launched based on existing infrastructure and without building new shafts, the company also said, adding that it hopes to receive necessary permits this year.