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Expansion plan for Štavalj coal mine near Sjenica seeks environmental approval

JP PEU Resavica, operator of the Štavalj brown coal mine near Sjenica, has submitted a request to the Ministry of Environmental Protection for approval of an environmental impact assessment study related to the expansion of coal mining in the eastern and western fields of the deposit. The Štavalj mine, located about 12 km from Sjenica on the Pešter Plateau, has been in operation since 1936, with the current pit opened in 1976. The existing Centralni polje area is nearing the…