| Location: | Longyearbyen, Spitzbergen Island. |
| Open: |
Svalbard Explorer: All year Mon-Fri 8:30, 12:30, Sat 13, Sun 10.
Spitsbergen Travel: All year Mon 8:30, 12:30, Tue 10, Wed-Fri 8:30, 12:30, Sat 13, Sun 10. [2006] |
| Fee: |
Svalbard Explorer: Per Person NOK 590.
Spitsbergen Travel: Per Person NOK 590, Children under 14 not allowed. [2006] |
| Classification: |
 Coal Mine
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| Light: | provided. |
| Dimension: | T=-4°C. |
| Guided tours: | L=1,000m, D=3h. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Svalbard Explorer, Postboks 412, 9171 Longyearbyen, Tel: +47-9076-2933, Fax: +47-7902-3799.
E-mail: Spitsbergen Travel AS, P.O. Box 548, 9171 Longyearbyen, Tel: +47-7902-6100, Fax: +47-7902-6101. E-mail: |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:28:29 $ |
| 1975 | mine opened. |
This is an operational coal mine, 15km from Longyearbyen, where some 20 workers are employed. The mine produces 65,000 tonnes of coal per year (2001) and the coal is transported by road to Longyearbyen. 25,000 tonnes per year are burned by Longyearbyen Energiverk, to supply electricity and heating to Longyearbyen. The rest is exported to Norway.
The coal seam is in average 1.50m thick. It is mined by the room and pillar method, where pillars of coal are left to support the roof. The used machinery is a Continuous Miner (CM). This machine scrapes off the coal and throws it on a conveyor belt, following the coal on tracks. It is electrically operated and remote controlled.
Visitors are dressed up in an overall, belt, helmet, gloves, and head lamp. Special equipment for a working mine are ear guards, mask, and mine self rescue equipment. Warm clothes, especially fleece and functional underwear are a good idea, because of the minus grades. The visitors should bring sturdy shoes, probably of the warm kind, and clothes to change afterwards.
The tour includes a 15km ride to the mine and a 5km ride inside the mine to the active mining area.
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