title: Amasra coal mine
text: # Amasra coal mine
  
  Amasra Coal Mine is a coal mine in Turkey located in Amasra, Bartın Province. It is operated by Amasra Taşkömürü İşletme Müessesesi̇, which is part of state-owned Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises (TTK).. 125,000 tonnes of coal was mined in 2021, which was less than any of the other four TTK owned mines in Zonguldak coal field: Armutçuk, Kozlu, Üzülmez and $Karadon.^{:63}$
  
  On 14 October 2022, an explosion in the mine killed 41 people and wounded eleven.
  
  