First ton coal taken out of Lunckefjellet

Posted on 22. November 2013 by Rolf Stange

The first ton coal has been seen the light of day in the new mine at Lunckefjellet, north of Sveagruva.

It will, however, still take some time until regular production can start. So far, the company, Store Norske, has invested 1.2 billion Norwegian Kroner at Lunckefjellet. The exploitable coal reserves at estimated near 8.4 million tons, far less than for example in Sveagruva in its early days, where mining is now coming near its end. Mining at Lunckefjellet will, accordingly, only last a couple of years.

Geologically, the Lunckefjellet seam is an equivalent of the Longyear seam, which is stratigraphically a bit higher (in other words: younger) than the Svea seam.

The Reindalen from above. On the south side (right), the new mine creates.

Reindalen

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