Eesti Energia Kaevandused
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| Type | state owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | mining |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | Jõhvi, Estonia |
| Area served | north–east Estonia |
| Key people | Ilmar Jõgi (CEO) |
| Products | oil-shale |
| Owner(s) | Eesti Energia |
| Employees | 3,150 (2009) |
| Website | www.ep.ee |
Eesti Energia Kaevandused ("Mines of Estonian Energy") (former name: Eesti Põlevkivi ("Estonian Oil Shale")) is a subsidiary of Eesti Energia, an Estonian state-owned energy company. The core activity of Eesti Energia Kaevandused is oil-shale mining in the north-east of Estonia. The company has 3,150 employees. The chief executive officer is Ilmar Jõgi.[1]
The produced oil shale is mainly used to fuel oil shale-fired power stations in north–east Estonia.[2]
Eesti Energia Kaevandused has following subsidiaries:
- Estonia Underground Mine - oil-shale mining
- Viru Underground Mine - oil-shale mining
- Aidu Open-Cast - oil-shale mining
- Narva Open-Cast - oil-shale mining
- AS Põlevkivi Raudtee - rail transportation
- Orica Eesti OÜ (35% of shares) - production of explosives
Gallery
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Dragline excavator in Narva mine.
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Põlevkivi Raudtee's train transporting oil-shale near Ahtme.
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Unrehabilitated land in older part of Aidu mine.
References
- ↑ Juhan Tere (2009-10-06). "Eesti Energia Kaevandused makes 49 employees redundant". The Baltic Course. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ↑ Juhan Tere (2010-02-05). "Estonian oil shale mining industry posted record of a decade due to cold weather in January". The Baltic Course. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
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