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Belaćevac coal mine

The Bardhi i Madh coal mine is a coal mine in Obiliq in District of Pristina, Kosovo. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 5.92 billion tonnes of lignite, one of the largest lignite reserves in Europe. It produces 6.2 million tonnes of coal per year.

History

During the Kosovo War, there were clashes in the mine between the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Yugoslav forces. The KLA seized control of the mine on 22 June 1998, but were forced out of the mine by Serbian troops on 1 July.

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