Largest surface mining projects in Europe 2022, by production volume
In 2022, Europe's largest surface mine based on the Run of Mine (ROM) production was the Aitik Mine, which is a copper mine located in Sweden. The mine had an estimated production of 43.15 million metric tons ROM that year. This was followed by the Belchatow Mine, a coal mining project in Poland with a production volume of approximately 41.35 million metric tons ROM.