Norwegian coal mining in mine 7 in Adventdalen near Longyearbyen will be continued until 2025, as the mining company Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani (SNSK) explained in a press release. The reason is the changed geopolitical situation and its implications for global energy markets.
Mine 7 is located on a mountain in Adventdalen.
Earlier, 2023 was set as the last year of Norwegian coal mining in Spitsbergen. One main reason to maintain coal production is, so far, the supply for the local coal power plant, but the community of Longyearbyen aims at finding a new power solution and has not renewed the contract with the mining company beyond 2023.
But the demand for coal on the international markets is high and so are the prices. Hence, SNSK could secure good contracts until 2025. For many years, the Clariant group has been the main customer for Norwegian coal from Spitsbergen, and will remain so until 2025.
In 2021 – before the Russian war against the Ukraine started, SNSK increased its turnover to 93 million Norwegian kroner, compared to 48 million kroner in 2020 – without changes of the annual production.
There are currently between 40 and 45 people working in mine 7. SNSK plans to increase the number of employees in mine 7 to 52, with an annual production of 125,000 tons.
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