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field which covers over 1,200 km (460 sq mi). It is estimated that coal deposits are as much as 22 billion tons, with coal layers being to 50 m (160 ft) deep, and over 20 million tons of coal are being extracted each year. Major mines are
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began in 2007. Phase 2 of the project was finished in July 2017 when another 2.6 km (1.6 mi) of the river was conducted into the new, displaced bed. "Veliko polje G" has an estimated coal reserves of 36,4 million tons.
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After three years, on 19 September 2007 the river course between Vreoci and Veliki
Crljeni was transferred to the new artificial river bed. This will allow the opening of a new surface coal field
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Kolubara itself is divided in two sub-regions, the (upper) Kolubara coal basin and the (lower) Obrenovac micro-region.
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above the mines. One is "Tamnava", from which the archeological sites within the mines can be observed, and the other is
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614:"Sava River Basin Analysis Report"
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731:Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija
688:Kolubara lignite mine, Serbia
481:(both 615 MW, in Obrenovac).
470:(130 MW, at Veliki Crljeni),
54:Physical characteristics
157:86.6 km (53.8 mi)
508:civil society organizations
99: • location
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765:List of rivers in Serbia
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709:Radio Television Serbia
502:. In addition to this,
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307:) Kolubara (around the
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303:) Kolubara and Lower (
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247:Belgrade-Bar railway
1276:Šumadijska Kolubara
1240:Southern Pomoravlje
970:Kosovsko Pomoravlje
848:Deliblatska Peščara
624:(PDF, 9.98 MB)
426:Kolubara coal basin
170:Basin features
138:44.6620°N 20.2485°E
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1316:Valjevska Kolubara
837:Binačko Pomoravlje
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586:Serbian first army
560:. You can help by
262:Battle of Kolubara
212:[kɔlǔbara]
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319:Tributaries
258:World War I
175:Progression
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1375:Categories
1321:Veliki Rit
1261:Stari Vlah
1182:Ravna Gora
1177:Pusta Reka
1134:Pomoravlje
1124:Podunavlje
981:Kriva Reka
817:Azbukovica
597:References
369:Ljig River
245:) and the
234:drainage.
208:pronounced
162:Basin size
129:20°14′55″E
126:44°39′43″N
105:Sava River
1139:Pomorišje
1114:Podrimlje
976:Kozjačija
913:Jablanica
843:Braničevo
534:coal seam
523:Medoševac
393:Lazarevac
313:Obrenovac
287:Jablanica
271:Watershed
264:in 1914.
232:Black Sea
187:Black Sea
109:Obrenovac
1341:Zlatibor
1336:Zaglavak
1271:Šumadija
1219:Šajkaška
1187:Rađevina
1144:Posavina
1129:Polimlje
1119:Podrinje
1109:Podlužje
1098:Pocerina
1039:Metohija
992:Lepenica
948:Kosanica
943:Kopaonik
938:Komarani
933:Kolubara
923:Jasenica
907:Izmornik
759:See also
676:Politika
662:Politika
643:Politika
468:Kolubara
453:Kolubara
413:Mislođin
409:Draževac
385:Lajkovac
341:Lepenica
309:Belgrade
204:Колубара
196:Kolubara
39:Location
22:Kolubara
1331:Vlasina
1306:Toplica
1291:Telečka
1286:Tamnava
1281:Svrljig
1214:Sandžak
1149:Potisje
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1061:Moravac
1023:Lužnica
1012:Lugomir
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858:Drenica
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541:History
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449:Rudovci
444:lignite
432:Neogene
389:Jabučje
377:Tamnava
349:Toplica
337:Ribnica
283:Valjevo
256:in the
254:Balkans
223:river.
78:Valjevo
44:Country
1362:Kosovo
1296:Temnić
1230:Šopluk
1208:Rugovo
1192:Rasina
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1077:Opolje
1017:Lugovi
958:Kosovo
953:Kosmaj
864:Goljak
853:Dobrič
832:Belica
806:Serbia
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401:Vreoci
373:Peštan
331:Gradac
301:gornja
279:Obnica
260:, the
217:Serbia
183:Danube
154:Length
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1197:Raška
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1051:Mlava
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1002:Levač
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