Soma coal mine

Soma Coal Mine

Location
Soma coal mine Soma coal mine in Turkey
Manisa Province
Country	Turkey
Coordinates	39°4′37.90″N 27°31′30.93″E / 39.0771944°N 27.5252583°E / 39.0771944; 27.5252583Coordinates: 39°4′37.90″N 27°31′30.93″E / 39.0771944°N 27.5252583°E / 39.0771944; 27.5252583
Production
Products	Lignite

The Soma Coal Mine is a coal mine located near the town of Soma in the Manisa Province of Turkey. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 125.5 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 2 million tonnes of coal. The mine, a public property, is operated by the private sector company Soma Kömür İşletmeleri A.Ş..

In May 2014, a disaster took place in the mine, killing 301 people.