Maritsa East Mine in Stara Zagora, was the largest mine in Bulgaria, producing approximately 31.69 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of-Mine (ROM) in 2021. The Maritsa East Mine is owned by Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD, and is due to operate until 2089. The second largest mine with approximately 13.9 mmtpa of ROM and primarily producing copper (44.47 thousand tonnes), was the Panagurishte Mine located in Pazardzhik. The Panagurishte Mine is owned by Assarel-Medet JSC.
East Maritsa Coal Mine located in Stara Zagora was the third-largest mine, the Chelopech Mine located in Sofia was the fourth-largest mine, and the Elatzite Mine located in Sofia was the fifth-largest mine, with an estimated ROM production of 4.12 mmtpa, 2.21 mmtpa and 2.07 mmtpa, respectively, in 2021. The East Maritsa Coal Mine is owned by Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD, the Chelopech Mine is owned by Dundee Precious Metals Inc which is due to operate until 2030 and the Elatzite Mine is owned by Geotechmin Group.
The five largest mines, i.e., Maritsa East Mine, Panagurishte Mine, East Maritsa Coal Mine, Chelopech Mine, and Elatzite Mine, cumulatively produced approximately 53.99 mmtpa of ROM in 2021
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